# Pien Sanders > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pien_Sanders > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pien_Sanders.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pien_Sanders > Source revision: 1348512655 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Dutch field hockey player}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Pien Sanders | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|6|11}} | birth_place = [Udenhout](/source/Udenhout), Netherlands | height = | position = Defender | currentclub = [Den Bosch](/source/HC_'s-Hertogenbosch) | clubnumber = | nationalyears1 = 2016-2016 | nationalteam1 = [Netherlands U–21](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_under-21_field_hockey_team) | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2017–present | nationalteam2 = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_field_hockey_team) | nationalcaps2 = 63 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [field hockey](/source/field_hockey)}} {{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}} {{MedalGold|[2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Cup](/source/Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup)}} {{MedalGold|[2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen](/source/2022_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup)|}} {{MedalCompetition|[FIH World League](/source/Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_League)}} {{MedalGold|[2016–17 Auckland](/source/2016-17_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_League)|[Team](/source/2016-17_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_League_Final)}} {{MedalCompetition|[EuroHockey Nations Championship](/source/Women's_EuroHockey_Championship)}} {{MedalGold|[2017 Amstelveen](/source/2017_Women's_EuroHockey_Nations_Championship)|}} {{MedalGold|[2021 Amstelveen](/source/2021_Women's_EuroHockey_Nations_Championship)|}} {{MedalGold|[2023 Mönchengladbach](/source/2023_Women's_EuroHockey_Championship)|}} {{MedalGold|[2025 Mönchengladbach](/source/2025_Women's_EuroHockey_Championship)|}} {{MedalCompetition|[Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)}} {{MedalGold|[2018 Changzhou](/source/2018_Women's_Hockey_Champions_Trophy)|}} {{MedalCompetition|[FIH Junior World Cup](/source/Women's_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup)}} {{MedalSilver|[2016 Santiago](/source/2016_Women's_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup)|}} }} '''Pien Sanders''' (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player who plays as a defender for [Den Bosch](/source/HC_'s-Hertogenbosch) and the [Dutch national team](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_field_hockey_team).{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/held/pien-sanders/ |title=Pien Sanders |publisher=[Hockey Netherlands](/source/Koninklijke_Nederlandse_Hockey_Bond) |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 January 2020}} {{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/434/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Netherlands |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ==Personal life== Pien Sanders grew up in [Tilburg](/source/Tilburg), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). Sanders is currently in a romantic relationship with Dutch [football player](/source/football_player) [Jill Roord](/source/Jill_Roord).{{cite web|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/07/who-are-the-out-2025-euros-lgbtq-netherlands-players-facing-the-lionesses/|title=Who are the out 2025 Euros LGBTQ+ Netherlands players facing the Lionesses?|last=Maskell|first=Emily|website=[PinkNews](/source/PinkNews)|date=July 7, 2025|access-date=July 7, 2025|archive-url=|archive-date=}} Sanders is sponsored by [Brabo Hockey](/source/Brabo_Hockey).{{cite web |url=https://www.brabohockey.com/en/ |title=Brabo Hockey – The Style of Play |publisher=[Brabo Hockey](/source/Brabo_Hockey) |website=brabohockey.com |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ==Career== ===Club hockey=== In the [Dutch Hoofdklasse](/source/Women's_Hoofdklasse_Hockey), Sanders plays for [HC Den Bosch](/source/HC_Den_Bosch).{{cite web |url=https://www.hcdenbosch.nl/site/default.asp?Option=51&NewsID=4914 |title=Grote Bossche bijdrage in eerste ProLeague-wedstrijden |publisher=[HC Den Bosch](/source/HC_Den_Bosch) |website=hcdenbosch.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ===National teams=== ====Under–18==== In [2015](/source/2015_Girls'_EuroHockey_Youth_Championships), Sanders was a member of the [Netherlands U–18](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_under-18_field_hockey_team) side at the [EuroHockey Youth Championship](/source/EuroHockey_Youth_Championship) in [Santander, Spain](/source/Santander%2C_Spain).{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/2384 |title=SANDERS Pien |publisher=[European Hockey Federation](/source/European_Hockey_Federation) |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=10 January 2020}} At the tournament, Sanders won a gold medal with the team and was awarded Player of the Tournament.{{cite web |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/santander/ |title=SANTANDER – EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDED WITH NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY AS CHAMPIONS |publisher=[European Hockey Federation](/source/European_Hockey_Federation) |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ====Under–21==== Sanders was a member of the [Netherlands Under–21](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_under-21_field_hockey_team) team at the [2016 FIH Junior World Cup](/source/2016_Women's_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup) in [Santiago, Chile](/source/Santiago%2C_Chile) where the team won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/16549 |title=SANDERS Pien |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ====Oranje Dames==== Pien Sanders made her debut for the [Oranje Dames](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_field_hockey_team) in 2017, during a test series against [Spain](/source/Spain_women's_national_field_hockey_team) in [Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz), [Spain](/source/Spain). Since her debut, Sanders has medalled with the Dutch national team on three occasions, winning gold on each occasion. The medals came at the [2017 EuroHockey Championships](/source/2017_Women's_EuroHockey_Nations_Championship) in [Amstelveen](/source/Amstelveen), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands); at the [2016–17 FIH World League](/source/2016-17_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_League_Final) in [Auckland, New Zealand](/source/Auckland%2C_New_Zealand); and at the [2018 Champions Trophy](/source/2018_Women's_Hockey_Champions_Trophy) in [Changzhou](/source/Changzhou), [China](/source/China). In 2019, Sanders appeared in the [inaugural tournament](/source/2019_Women's_FIH_Pro_League) of the [FIH Pro League](/source/Women's_FIH_Pro_League).{{cite web |url=https://www.fihproleague.com/women/players/sanders-pien__71791__4868 |title=SANDERS Pien |publisher=[FIH Pro League](/source/Women's_FIH_Pro_League) |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=10 January 2020}} ===International goals=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" width=97% |- !style="font-size:95%;" data-sort-type=number|
Goal !align=center|Date !Location !width=90|Opponent !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Score !data-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"|Result !Competition !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 1 || 24 February 2019 || [CeNARD](/source/CeNARD), [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina || {{fhw|ARG}} || align="center"|'''2'''–1 || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan=2|[2019 FIH Pro League](/source/2019_Women's_FIH_Pro_League) || {{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12747/reports/matchreport |title=Argentina 1–2 Netherlands |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |accessdate=10 January 2020}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links|properties=-P9822}} * {{TeamNL|pien-sanders|old_id=6303-pien-sanders}} {{Netherlands FHW Squad 2016-17 FIH World League}} {{Netherlands FHW Squad 2018 Champions Trophy}} {{Netherlands FHW Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}} {{Netherlands FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Pien}} Category:1998 births Category:21st-century Dutch LGBTQ people Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen Category:Living people Category:Dutch women's field hockey players Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Field hockey players from North Brabant Category:HC 's-Hertogenbosch players Category:LGBTQ field hockey players Category:Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:People from Udenhout Category:Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pien Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pien_Sanders) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pien_Sanders?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.