Mette Winter

{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Mette Winter

| full_name = Mette Ijmkje Jantina Winter

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|1|15}}

| birth_place = Deventer, Netherlands

| position = Forward

| years1 =

| clubs1 = SCHC

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 11

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps2 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIH Junior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Potchefstroom|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Santiago|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey U21 Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Terrassa|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Ghent|Team}}

}}

Mette Ijmkje Jantina Winter (born January 15, 2003) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/jong-oranje-dames/mette-winter-moet-soms-wat-egoistischer-zijn/ |title=Mette Winter: ‘Ik moet soms wat egoïstischer zijn’ |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=interlandhistorie.knhb.nl |language=Dutch |date=10 April 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

Personal life

Mette Winter was born on 15 January 2003, in Deventer.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1508/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Netherlands |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

Career

=Under–21=

Winter made her international debut at under–21 level.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/26502 |title=WINTER Mette |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=8 November 2024}} She was a member of the gold medal winning Netherlands U–21 side at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121810/the-netherlands-hockey-junior-world-cup |title=Netherlands beat Germany to clinch fourth Women's Junior Hockey World Cup |publisher=Inside the Games |website=insidethegames.biz |date=12 April 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://news.nwu.ac.za/fih-womens-hockey-junior-world-cup-huge-success |title=FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success |publisher=North-West University |website=news.nwu.ac.za |date=19 April 2024 |accessdate=8 November 2024}} Later that year she represented the team again, winning bronze at the EuroHockey U21 Championship in Ghent.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF_Files/Competitions_Archive.pdf |title=Competition Archive |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

In 2023, she was a member of the national junior side at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. The team won the tournament, making that her second FIH Junior World Cup gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2023/12/11/best-game-of-our-lives-netherlands-women-win-junior-hockey-world-cup |title=‘Best game of our lives’: Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup |publisher=The Hockey Paper |website=thehockeypaper.co.uk |date=11 December 2023 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/field/1060384/fih-hockey-womens-junior-world-cup-netherlands-beat-argentina-on-penalties-to-win-fifth-title |title=FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title |publisher=Scroll |website=scroll.in |date=11 December 2023 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/junior-world-cup/women/2023-fih-junior-world-cup-w-1508/news/defending-champions-netherlands-make-a-stunning-comeback-to-clinch-their-fifth-junior-womens-world-cup-title |title=Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women’s World Cup title |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |date=11 December 2023 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

Winter made her final appearances for the national junior team in 2024, winning gold at the 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship in Terrassa.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/dutch-delight-as-they-survive-spanish-tornado-to-win-womens-euro-u21-title |title=Dutch delight as they survive Spanish tornado to win women’s Euro U21 title |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |date=20 July 2024 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

=Oranje=

In 2024, Winter received her first call-up to the senior national team under new head coach, Raoul Ehren. She will make her senior international debut during season six of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/oranje/oranje-geen-de-waard-van-gils-terug-plek-voor-tiener-verstraeten/ |title=Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |date=28 October 2024 |accessdate=8 November 2024}}

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