Sam van der Ven


Sam van der Ven is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for HGC and the Dutch national team.

International career

Van der Ven made his debut for the Dutch national team in a test match against Belgium in 2014. He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.