Joosje Burg

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Joosje Burg
Personal information
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)
Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HC 's-Hertogenbosch
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Netherlands U–21 6 (2)
2021– Netherlands 10 (3)

Joosje Burg (born 29 July 1997) is a Dutch field hockey forward from Veghel. She plays with HC 's-Hertogenbosch and the Netherlands women's national field hockey team.[1]

Career[change | change source]

Club Hockey[change | change source]

Burg plays with HC Den Bosch since 2015.[2]

Under-23 National Team[change | change source]

Burg played with the national Under–21 team at the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[1]

Senior National Team[change | change source]

Burg was a reserve player during the 2020–21 Women's FIH Pro League and made her debut in the 2021–22 Women's FIH Pro League.[1][3][4] She scored during the league several times.[5]

She was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, held in July 2022.

Personal life[change | change source]

The father of Burg died in January 2019 from a fatal accident during a holiday in Thailand.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BURG Joosje". FIH. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "HC Den Bosch legt talent Joosje Burg vast". bd.nl. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hockeyster Joosje Burg maakt furore in Oranje: 'Mijn vader keek mee en ik voelde zijn steun'" (in Dutch). kliknieuws.nl. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. "Hockeyster Joosje Burg uit Veghel 'mega blij' met Oranjeselectie" (in Dutch). omroepbrabant.nl. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "JOOSJE BURG: "HOEZO NIET GENIETEN? IK ZAT MET KIPPENVEL OP DE BANK"" (in Dutch). hoofdklassehockey. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.