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Luna Fokke

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Luna Fokke
Personal information
Full name Luna Noa Fokke
Born (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)
Leidschendam, Netherlands
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
Kampong
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2018 Netherlands U–18 5 (3)
2022 Netherlands U–21 11 (13)
2022– Netherlands 30 (5)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Potchefstroom
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ghent
EuroHockey Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santander
FIH Pro League
Gold medal – first place Season Four
Gold medal – first place Season Five

Luna Noa Fokke (born 9 March 2001)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player.[2][3] She played at SV Kampong in the midfield. Since 2022 she plays for the Dutch National Team. With this Team she won the FIH Pro League 2023 and EuroHockey Championship 2023.

Personal life

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Fokke was born and raised in Leidschendam.[2] She currently lives in Utrecht, where she studies computer science.[3]

Career

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Domestic hockey

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In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Fokke represents Kampong.[4][5]

Under–18

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In 2018, Fokke was a member of the Netherlands U–18 team that won gold at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[6]

Junior national team

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Fokke made her debut for the junior national team debut in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[7] At the tournament she won a gold medal. Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, where she won a bronze medal.[8]

Senior

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Following her success in the national junior teams, Fokke was called up to make her senior international debut in 2022. She made her first appearance in a 2021–22 FIH Pro League match against England.[7]

In 2023, she was named in the national squad.[2] She has since appeared in season four of the FIH Pro League.[7]

Fokke won the title FIH Pro League from 2023 an the EuroHockey Championships 2023 with the Dutch National Team.

International goals
Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 June 2023 HC Oranje-Rood, Eindhoven, Netherlands  China 1–0 4–0 2022–23 FIH Pro League [9]
2 17 June 2023 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, Great Britain  United States 6–0 6–0 [10]
3 7 December 2023 Santiago del Estero, Argentina Great-britain 0-8 0-8
4 11 December 2023 Santiago del Estero, Argentina Argentina 0-3 1-7
5 3 February 2024 bhubaneswar, India United States 0-1 0-7

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Luna Fokke". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "LUNA FOKKE – NETHERLANDS". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Dames 1 2022–2023". kamponghockey.nl (in Dutch). SV Kampong. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Luna Fokke is blij met het nieuwe vechthockey van Kampong". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "FOKKE Luna". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Netherlands 4–0 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Netherlands 6–0 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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