Timo Boers
{{Short description|Dutch field hockey player (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Timo Boers
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|10|10}}
| birth_place = 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
| position = Defence
| currentclub = Den Bosch
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U–21
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NED}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey U–21 Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Terrassa|}}
}}
Timo Boers (born 10 October 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 March 2025}} is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.nl/held/timo-boers/ |title=Timo Boers |publisher=Hockey Netherlands |website=hockey.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/timo-boers/7851726/ |title=Player Info – Timo Boers |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/15044 |title=BOERS Timo |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
Personal life
Career
=Domestic league=
In the Dutch national league, the Hoofdklasse, Boers represents Den Bosch.{{cite web |url=https://www.hcdenbosch.nl/heren-1 |title=Heren 1 |publisher=HC 's-Hertogenbosch |website=hcdenbosch.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/static-assets/pdf/netherlands-m-sydney-2025.pdf?v=1.1 |title=FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
=Under–21=
Boers made his international debut at under–21 level. He made his first appearances for the Netherlands U–21 team in 2023, at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/28089 |title=Boers Timo |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 March 2025}} During the tournament he scored three goals, helping the team to a fifth-place finish.{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/junior-world-cup/men/2023-fih-junior-world-cup-m-1507/news/germany-crowned-mens-junior-world-cup-champions-spain-clinch-the-bronze |title=Germany crowned Men's Junior World Cup champions, Spain clinch the bronze |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |date=16 December 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
In 2024 he won his first and only medal with the squad, taking home silver at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Terrassa.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF_Files/Competitions_Archive.pdf |title=Results from Previous European Competitions|publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com |date=February 2025 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.org/stunning-spain-win-mens-euro-u21-final-in-front-of-big-enraptured-crowd |title=Stunning Spain win men's Euro U21 final in front of big enraptured crowd |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.org |date=20 July 2024 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
=Oranje=
Prior to making his junior international debut, Boers received his first call–up to the Oranje squad. He earned his first senior international cap in June 2023, during a match against India in Eindhoven, during the fourth season of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/vorig-jaar-nog-fan-nu-ineens-international-ik-ben-nooit-met-oranje-bezig-geweest~a713c483/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |title=Vorig jaar nog fan, nu ineens international: 'Ik ben nooit met Oranje bezig geweest' |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |website=bd.nl |language=Dutch |date=8 June 2023 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
In 2024 he was officially raised into the senior national squad for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.bd.nl/andere-sporten/hc-den-bosch-spelers-boers-en-reyenga-bij-trainingsgroep-oranje-het-klinkt-raar-maar-nu-voelt-het-officieler-nog-specialer~ae731316/ |title=HC Den Bosch-spelers Boers en Reyenga bij trainingsgroep Oranje: 'Het klinkt raar, maar nu voelt het officiëler, nóg specialer' |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |website=bd.nl |language=Dutch |date=5 October 2024 |accessdate=1 March 2025}}
International goals
The following is a list of goals scored by Boers at international level.
References
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External links
- {{FIH|28089}}
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Category:Dutch male field hockey players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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