Dutch field hockey player
Mirco Pruyser|
| Born |
(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35)
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
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| Height |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| Weight |
87 kg (192 lb) |
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| Playing position |
Forward |
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| 0000–2004 |
Reigers |
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| 2004–2008 |
Amsterdam |
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| Years |
Team |
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| 2008–2023 |
Amsterdam |
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| Years |
Team |
Caps |
Goals |
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| 2014–2021 |
Netherlands |
142 |
(80) |
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Mirco Pruyser (born 11 August 1989) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a forward for Amsterdam and the Dutch national team.
He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Dutch national team, where they finished fourth.[1]
Club career
Pruyser started playing at MHC De Reigers in Hoofddorp, when he was fifteen years old me moved to Amsterdam, where he made his debut in the first team in 2008.[2] In April 2023, he became the all-time top scorer for Amsterdam in the Hoofdklasse, with 214 goals.[3] After the 2022–23 season he retired from playing top-level hockey.[4]
International career
He made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2014 and won his first medal with the national team at the 2015 European Championships. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[6] He was the joint-topscorer with three other players at the tournament. After the 2020 Summer Olympics he announced his retirement from the national team.[7][8]
Honours
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Individual
- EuroHockey Championship leading goalscorer: 2017, 2019
- Records
- Amsterdam top Hoofdklasse goalscorer: 214 goals
References
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