Jorrit Croon (; born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bloemendaal and the

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Club career

Croon started playing hockey at LSC Alecto. Since 2014 he has played for the first team of

HGC HGC can stand for: * Human Genetics Commission * Hercules Graphics Card * H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, a Dutch field hockey club * HGC Global Communications, an internet service provider in Hong Kong * HGC (field hockey) H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, ...

, he made his debut at 16 years old. In 2016 Croon and his team finished third in the Hoofdklasse but were eliminated in the playoffs to win the national championship. After 3 seasons with HGC, he transferred in the summer of 2018 to Bloemendaal. In his first season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by defeating

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in the championship final.

International career

After his great performances in the Hoofdklasse, Croon was called up for the national team to play in the

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. At the 2017 EuroHockey Championship, where the Netherlands won the gold medal, Croon won the Under-21 Player of the Tournament award. He initially wasn't selected for the

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, but he replaced the injured Floris Wortelboer before the start of the tournament. He had to miss the 2019 EuroHockey Championship due to a shoulder injury he incurred during the 2019 FIH Pro League semi-finals.

Personal life

Croon is studying commercial economy at the

Johan Cruyff University Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han Jo-H ...

in Amsterdam.Jorrit Croon
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Honours

Club

;Bloemendaal *

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: 2018–19,

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Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League is an annual men's field hockey cup competition organized by the EHF for the very top field hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 field hockey season when it merged and replaced th ...

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International

;Netherlands * EuroHockey Championship:

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Croon goal''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croon, Jorrit 1998 births Living people People from Leiderdorp Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands HGC players HC Bloemendaal players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Sportspeople from South Holland 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players