Miles Bukkens
{{short description|Dutch field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Miles Bukkens
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|02|15}}
| birth_place = Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = Kikkers
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = Reigers
| youthyears3 = 2014–2020
| youthclubs3 = Pinoké
| years1 = 2020–present
| clubs1 = Pinoké
| nationalyears1 = 2021–present
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 23
| nationalyears2 = 2023–present
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey U21 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Ghent|}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Terrassa|}}
}}
Miles Bukkens (born 15 February 2003){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1416/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Netherlands |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 July 2023}} is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Hoofdklasse club Pinoké and the Dutch national team.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/jong-oranje-heren/ |title=Jong Oranje Heren |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}
Personal life
Club career
In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Bukkens represents Pinoké.{{cite web |url=https://www.pinoke.nl/site/default.asp?Option=101&Teamnummer=4060 |title=Heren 1 |publisher=Pinoké |website=pinoke.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/14046 |title=BUKKENS Miles |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=1 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://hoofdklassehockey.nl/speler/miles-bukkens/ |title=11 Miles Bukkens |publisher=Hoofdklasse |website=hoofdklassehockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 July 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/team/pinoke/ |title=PINOKÉ |publisher=Euro Hockey League |website=ehlhockey.tv |accessdate=1 July 2023}} Before he joined the youth ranks of Pinoké he played for the Kikkers and Reigers.{{cite web |title=Bukkens boys willen Jong Oranje halen |url=https://www.pinoke.nl/site/default.asp?Option=51&nieuws=3433}}
International career
=Under–21=
Miles Bukkens made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 team at the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/26187 |title=BUKKENS Miles |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 July 2023}} He finished the tournament as the highest scorer, with 18 goals.{{cite web |url=https://department.sportsodisha.gov.in/FIHOdishaHockeyMenJunior |title=FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 |publisher=Sports and Youth Services Department |website=department.sportsodisha.gov.in |accessdate=1 July 2023}}
In 2022, Bukkens was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/2022/07/30/final-day-eurohockey-junior-championship-m-and-w-ghent/ |title=Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |accessdate=1 July 2023}}
=National team=
Bukkens made his senior international debut in 2022 during season four of the FIH Pro League.
References
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External links
- {{International Hockey Federation|26187}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer
Category:Field hockey players from North Holland
Category:Dutch male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey forwards
Category:Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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