Timothy Daniel Brand (born 29 November 1998) is an Australian

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player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the Australian national team. Brand was born in the

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and grew up in Chatswood, New South Wales.

Club career

Brand previously played for the

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in the

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. After the

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he joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland.

International career

He made his senior international debut in June 2018, in a test series against Germany. In June 2018, Brand was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Champions Trophy in

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. The team won the tournament, defeating

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3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished a 1–1 draw. Tim has been selected in the 2018 Australian Men's Hockey Team to participate at the World Cup, in Odisha 28-16 December. Brand was selected in the

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Olympics squad for the

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. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.

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* * * * 1998 births Living people Australian people of Dutch descent Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland Field hockey players from South Holland Australian 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 Australia Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players HC Klein Zwitserland players Olympic silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Sportsmen from New South Wales 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub