Jonas de Geus

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Jonas de Geus

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.89 m

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Kampong

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Almere

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2019

| clubs1 = Almere

| years2 = 2019–present

| clubs2 = Kampong

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–present

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps2 = 127

| nationalgoals2 = 7

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Jonas de Geus ({{IPA|nl|ˈjoːnɑz də ˈɣøːs}}; born 29 April 1998) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.{{cite web |title=Jonas de Geus |url=https://hockey.nl/held/jonas-de-geus/ |website=hockey.nl |accessdate=9 March 2019 |language=Dutch}}

Club career

De Geus started playing hockey at Almere where he went through all the youth ranks until he made his debut for the first team. In April 2019, he announced he would leave Almere at the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Hockey-internationals Pieters en De Geus verlaten de Almeerse |url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/170302/hockey-internationals-pieters-en-de-geus-verlaten-de-almeerse |website=www.omroepflevoland.nl |publisher=Omroep Flevoland |accessdate=3 May 2019 |language=Dutch |date=19 April 2019}} One month later he signed a four-year contract at Kampong.{{cite web |title=Hockey-international Jonas de Geus naar Kampong |url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/171278/hockey-international-jonas-de-geus-naar-kampong |website=www.omroepflevoland.nl |publisher=Omroep Flevoland |accessdate=1 July 2019 |location=Almere |language=Dutch |date=26 May 2019}} In the 2022–23 season he won the Golden Stick as the best player of the season.{{cite web |last1=Min |first1=Ramon |title=Jonas de Geus verkozen tot beste speler Tulp Hoofdklasse |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/tulp-hoofdklasse-heren/jonas-de-geus-verkozen-tot-beste-speler-tulp-hoofdklasse/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=nl |date=28 June 2023}}

International career

In November 2016, de Geus was selected for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished seventh.{{cite web |last1=Mansier |first1=Jeroen |title=Van Dijk en Huybregts vallen af bij Jong Oranje Heren |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/jong-oranje-heren/wk-selectie-jong-oranje-heren-bekend/ |website=hockey.nl |accessdate=9 March 2019 |language=Dutch}} He made his debut for the senior national team at the age of 18 in a test match against South Africa in 2017.{{cite web |title=de GEUS Jonas History |url=https://tms.fih.ch/players/48109 |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=9 March 2019}} He was part of the Dutch team that won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.{{cite web |title=Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend |url=https://www.knhb.nl/nieuws/selectie-heren-ek-hockey-2019-bekend |website=www.knhb.nl |publisher=Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond |accessdate=9 August 2019 |language=Dutch |date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809085123/https://www.knhb.nl/nieuws/selectie-heren-ek-hockey-2019-bekend |archive-date=9 August 2019 |url-status=dead }} They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.{{cite web |title=Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons |url=https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/hockeyers-verslaan-duitsland-weer-en-pakken-brons~a0b2c679/?referrer=https://news.google.com/ |website=www.ad.nl |publisher=Algemeen Dagblad |accessdate=24 August 2019 |language=nl |date=24 August 2019}} He was named the under-21 player of the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867496|title=Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown|publisher=belfiuseurohockey.com|date=24 August 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902091916/https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867496|url-status=dead}} In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.{{cite web |title=Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |accessdate=6 December 2019 |location=Lausanne |date=6 December 2019}}