Thijs Johannes Reinier van Dam (; born 5 January 1997) is a Dutch professional

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player who plays as a forward for

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and the Dutch national team.

Club career

Born in Delft, van Dam started playing at Ring Pass Delft. After the under 14s, he switched to

where he currently still plays in the first team.

International career

Van Dam's first international match was for the Dutch national

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team at the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship, where they finished seventh. In November 2016, van Dam was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh. He made his debut for the senior national team in a test match in

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, South Africa. He was not selected for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship so he played at the 2017

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. He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the

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. Due to a hip operation, he had to mis the 2019 Pro League.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dam, Thijs van 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Delft Field hockey players from South Holland Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands HC Rotterdam players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Dutch people