Jonas de Geus

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In this Dutch name, the surname is de Geus, not Geus.
Jonas de Geus
Personal information
Born (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Kampong
Youth career
Almere
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2019 Almere
2019–present Kampong
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
2017–present Netherlands 127 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Breda

Jonas de Geus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑz də ˈɣøːs]; born 29 April 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

De Geus started playing hockey at Almere where he went through all the youth ranks until he made his debut for the first team. In April 2019, he announced he would leave Almere at the end of the season.[2] One month later he signed a four-year contract at Kampong.[3] In the 2022–23 season he won the Golden Stick as the best player of the season.[4]

International career[edit]

In November 2016, de Geus was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.[5] He made his debut for the senior national team at the age of 18 in a test match against South Africa in 2017.[6] He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[8] He was named the under-21 player of the tournament.[9] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jonas de Geus". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hockey-internationals Pieters en De Geus verlaten de Almeerse". www.omroepflevoland.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Hockey-international Jonas de Geus naar Kampong". www.omroepflevoland.nl (in Dutch). Almere: Omroep Flevoland. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ Min, Ramon (28 June 2023). "Jonas de Geus verkozen tot beste speler Tulp Hoofdklasse". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ Mansier, Jeroen. "Van Dijk en Huybregts vallen af bij Jong Oranje Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. ^ "de GEUS Jonas History". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

External links[edit]

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