Tim Brand

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Tim Brand

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Timothy Daniel Brand

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|29}}

| birth_place = Gouda, Netherlands

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Klein Zwitserland

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = NSW Waratahs

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2019–2021

| clubs2 = NSW Pride

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2021–present

| clubs3 = Klein Zwitserland

| totalcaps = 19

| totalgoals = 16

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Australia U21

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2018–present

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 45

| nationalgoals2 = 18

| medaltemplates =

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| updated = 8 August 2022

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Timothy Daniel Brand (born 29 November 1998) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland and the Australian national team.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3060 |title=Tim Brand |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=4 July 2018}}

Brand was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Chatswood, New South Wales.

Club career

Brand previously played for the NSW Pride in the Hockey One. After the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland.{{cite web |title=Ook Klein Zwitserland Komt Met Versterkingen Richting Nieuwe Seizoen |url=https://hoofdklassehockey.nl/nieuws/ook-klein-zwitserland-komt-met-versterkingen-richting-nieuwe-seizoen/ |website=hoofdklassehockey.nl |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=nl |date=3 June 2021}}

International career

He made his senior international debut in June 2018, in a test series against Germany.{{cite web |url=http://hockey.org.au/News/kookaburras-champions-trophy-team-confirmed |title=Kookaburras' Champions Trophy Team Confirmed |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=4 July 2018}}

In June 2018, Brand was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands. The team won the tournament, defeating India 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/793 |title=Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 |publisher=FIH |accessdate=4 July 2018}}

Tim has been selected in the 2018 Australian Men's Hockey Team to participate at the World Cup, in Odisha 28–16 December.

Brand was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation}}
{{Hockey Australia|tim-brand|id2=2144}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180913073513/http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3060 archive])
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com profile}}
{{Australian Olympic Committee}}
{{Commonwealth Games Australia}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/tim-brand_1945341 Tim Brand] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52469|Timothy Brand}}