{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Miles Bukkens | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|02|15}} | birth_place = Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | position = Forward | youthyears1 = 2009–2012 | youthclubs1 = Kikkers | youthyears2 = 2012–2014 | youthclubs2 = Reigers | youthyears3 = 2014–2020 | youthclubs3 = Pinoké | years1 = 2020–present | clubs1 = Pinoké | nationalyears1 = 2021–present | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21 | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 23 | nationalyears2 = 2023–present | nationalteam2 = Netherlands | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}} {{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey U21 Championship}} {{MedalGold|2022 Ghent|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Terrassa|}} }} '''Miles Bukkens''' (born 15 February 2003)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1416/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Netherlands |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref> is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Pinoké and the Dutch national team.<ref name="HNL">{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/jong-oranje-heren/ |title=Jong Oranje Heren |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Miles Bukkens was born and raised in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://interlandhistorie.knhb.nl/internationals/1129 |title=Miles Bukkens |publisher=Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond |website=interlandhistorie.knhb.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref>
==Club career== In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Bukkens represents Pinoké.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinoke.nl/site/default.asp?Option=101&Teamnummer=4060 |title=Heren 1 |publisher=Pinoké |website=pinoke.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/14046 |title=BUKKENS Miles |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hoofdklassehockey.nl/speler/miles-bukkens/ |title=11 Miles Bukkens |publisher=Hoofdklasse |website=hoofdklassehockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/team/pinoke/ |title=PINOKÉ |publisher=Euro Hockey League |website=ehlhockey.tv |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref> Before he joined the youth ranks of Pinoké he played for the Kikkers and Reigers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bukkens boys willen Jong Oranje halen |url=https://www.pinoke.nl/site/default.asp?Option=51&nieuws=3433}}</ref>
Bukkens currently holds Pinoké's all-time scoring record for their Heren 1, with 27<ref name=":0" />. He achieved this in the 2024/25 season.
==International career== ===Under–21=== Miles Bukkens made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 team at the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.<ref name="FIH">{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/26187 |title=BUKKENS Miles |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref> He finished the tournament as the highest scorer, with 18 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://department.sportsodisha.gov.in/FIHOdishaHockeyMenJunior |title=FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 |publisher=Sports and Youth Services Department |website=department.sportsodisha.gov.in |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref>
In 2022, Bukkens was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.<ref name="FIH"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/2022/07/30/final-day-eurohockey-junior-championship-m-and-w-ghent/ |title=Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=1 July 2023}}</ref>
===National team=== Bukkens made his senior international debut in 2022 during season four of the FIH Pro League.<ref name="FIH"/>
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==External links== *{{International Hockey Federation|26187}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bukkens, Miles}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer Category:Field hockey players from North Holland Category:Dutch men's field hockey players Category:Men's field hockey forwards Category:Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Category:Pinoké players Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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