Pien Dicke (born 28 August 1999) is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player from the

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, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Pien Dicke was born and raised in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

. During her freshman year of university, Dicke studied at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

, Dicke plays club hockey for SCHC.

National teams

Under–18

Pien Dicke made her debut in Netherlands colours in 2016, as part of the Under–18 team at the

EuroHockey Youth Championship The EuroHockey Youth Championship is an international boys' and girls' under–18 field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). It is held biannually and is the top level Youth Championship for the under–18 age grou ...

in Cork, Ireland.

Under–21

In 2019, Dicke made her second appearance for a Dutch team with the Under–21 team at the

EuroHockey Junior Championship EuroHockey Junior Championship may refer to: * Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship * Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship The Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the European H ...

Valencia, Spain Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area also ...

. Dicke scored four goals throughout the tournament, helping the team to a silver medal after losing the final in a

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

against

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Oranje Dames

In 2019, Dicke was named in the

senior squad for the first time, and is set to make her debut in 2020.

References

External links

* * 1999 births Living people Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players from The Hague {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub