Thijs van Dam


Thijs Johannes Reinier van Dam is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Rotterdam and the Dutch national team.

Club career

Born in Delft, van Dam started playing at Ring Pass Delft. After the under 14s, he switched to Rotterdam where he currently still plays in the first team.

International career

Van Dam's first international match was for the Dutch national indoor hockey team at the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship, where they finished seventh. In November 2016, van Dam was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh. He made his debut for the senior national team in a test match in Cape Town, South Africa. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship. He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. Due to a hip operation, he had to mis the 2019 Pro League.