# Koen Bijen
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{{Short description|Dutch field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Koen Bijen
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|7|27}}
| birth_place = [Leiden](/source/Leiden), Netherlands
| height =
| weight =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = [Den Bosch](/source/HC_'s-Hertogenbosch)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [HDM](/source/Haagsche_Delftsche_Mixed)
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| clubs1 = [HDM](/source/Haagsche_Delftsche_Mixed)
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = [Klein Zwitserland](/source/HC_Klein_Zwitserland)
| years3 = 2020–present
| clubs3 = [Den Bosch](/source/HC_'s-Hertogenbosch)
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = [Netherlands U21](/source/Netherlands_men's_national_under-21_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2021–present
| nationalteam2 = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_men's_national_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 43
| nationalgoals2 = 22
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [field hockey](/source/field_hockey)}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{NED}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[FIH Hockey World Cup](/source/Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela](/source/2023_Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[EuroHockey Championship](/source/Men's_EuroHockey_Championship)}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Mönchengladbach](/source/2023_Men's_EuroHockey_Championship)|}}
{{MedalSilver|[2025 Mönchengladbach](/source/2025_Men's_EuroHockey_Championship)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[EuroHockey Junior Championship](/source/Men's_EuroHockey_Junior_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2019 Valencia](/source/2019_Men's_EuroHockey_Junior_Championship)|}}
}}
'''Koen Bijen''' (born 27 July 1998) is a Dutch professional [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player who plays as a forward for [Hoofdklasse](/source/Men's_Hoofdklasse_Hockey) club [Den Bosch](/source/HC_Den_Bosch) and the [Dutch national team](/source/Netherlands_men's_national_field_hockey_team).[{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1080/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Netherlands |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=6 March 2022}}][{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/held/koen-bijen/ |title=Koen Bijen |publisher=[Hockey Netherlands](/source/Koninklijke_Nederlandse_Hockey_Bond) |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=6 March 2022}}][{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/15034 |title=BIJEN Koen |publisher=[European Hockey Federation](/source/European_Hockey_Federation) |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=6 March 2022}}]
==Club career==
Bijen first played football when he was young but after nine years of playing football he switched to hockey and joined [HDM](/source/Haagsche_Delftsche_Mixed).[{{cite web |last1=Goossens |first1=Chloë |title=Hagenees Bijen naar Den Bosch: 'De zachte G lukt me al' |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/bijen-naar-den-bosch/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=nl |date=10 May 2022}}] When HDM in 2017 was promoted to the [Hoofdklasse](/source/Men's_Hoofdklasse_Hockey), he was deemed not good enough and he left HDM for [Klein Zwitserland](/source/HC_Klein_Zwitserland).[{{cite web |last1=Klanke |first1=Peter |title=Koen Bijen zet eerste stap op weg naar uiteindelijke droom |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/koen-bijen-zet-eerste-stap-op-weg-naar-uiteindelijke-droom/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=nl |date=12 October 2018}}] He currently plays for [Den Bosch](/source/HC_Den_Bosch) who he joined in 2020.[{{cite web |url=https://www.hcdenbosch.nl/site/default.asp?Option=101&Teamnummer=3751&menu=1 |title=Heren 1 |publisher=[HC Den Bosch](/source/HC_Den_Bosch) |website=hcdenbosch.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=6 March 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
==International career==
===Under–21===
In 2019 Bijen made his debut for the [national junior team](/source/Netherlands_men's_national_under-21_field_hockey_team) during an [eight-nations](/source/2019_Men's_Under%E2%80%9321_Eight_Nations_Hockey_Tournament) tournament in [Madrid](/source/Madrid).[{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/23381 |title=BIJEN Koen |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=6 March 2022}}] He went on to represent the team at the [EuroHockey Junior Championship](/source/2019_Men's_EuroHockey_Junior_Championship) in [Valencia](/source/Valencia%2C_Spain) later that year, winning a bronze medal.[{{cite web |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/07/21/germany-lifts-the-junior-eurohockey-cup-men/ |title=GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN |publisher=[European Hockey Federation](/source/European_Hockey_Federation) |website=archive.eurohockey.org |date=21 July 2019 |accessdate=4 March 2022 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020031949/https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/07/21/germany-lifts-the-junior-eurohockey-cup-men/ |url-status=dead }}]
===Oranje===
Koen Bijen made his senior debut for the [Oranje](/source/Netherlands_men's_national_field_hockey_team) in 26 november 2021 during [season three](/source/2021-22_Men's_FIH_Pro_League) of the [FIH Pro League](/source/Men's_FIH_Pro_League).[{{cite web |url=https://www.fihproleague.com/players/__88611__5934 |title=BIJEN Koen |publisher=[FIH Pro League](/source/Men's_FIH_Pro_League) |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=6 March 2022}}]