Jelle Galema
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Boxtel, Netherlands | 16 November 1992||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Den Bosch | ||
Youth career | |||
MEP | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2016 | Oranje Zwart | ||
2016–2018 | Oranje-Rood | ||
2018–present | Den Bosch | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–present | Netherlands | 69 | (8) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 24 October 2019 |
Jelle Galema (born 16 November 1992) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Den Bosch and the Dutch national team.[1]
Club career
Galema started playing hockey at MEP in Boxtel and in 2009 he made the switch to Oranje Zwart. After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he started playing for the newly formed club Oranje-Rood. In 2018, he moved to Den Bosch.[2]
International career
Galema's first call-up for the national team was for the 2012–13 Hockey World League Semifinal in Rotterdam.[3] Galema was a part of the Dutch squad which won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championship and a silver medal at the 2014 World Cup. After 2017, he was not called up for two years but he returned in the national team for the 2019 FIH Pro League. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[4] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[5]
References
- ^ "Jelle Galema - Hockey.nl". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Galema verruilt Oranje-Rood voor Den Bosch". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Kronenberg, Marjolein (10 June 2013). "Jelle Galema (Oranje Zwart) maakt debuut in selectie Oranje". www.omroepbrabant.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.