Lars Balk

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Lars Balk
Personal information
Born (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 30)
Vianen, Netherlands
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Kampong
Youth career
2001–2008 MHC Vianen
2008–2014 Kampong
Senior career
Years Team
2014– Kampong
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2017 Netherlands U21 15 (0)
2015 Netherlands (indoor) 12 (1)
2016–present Netherlands 122 (3)

Lars Balk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɑrz ˈbɑl(ə)k]; born 26 February 1996) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]

Club career

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Balk started playing hockey at the age of five at his local hockey club MHC Vianen.[2] When he was 12 years old and wanted to play on a higher level, he switched to Kampong.[2] He made his debut for the first team of Kampong when he was 17 years old.[3] Balk played in all four matches in the 2014–15 Euro Hockey League, where they were eliminated in the quarter-final. In his second Euro Hockey League, they reached the final and won the tournament.[citation needed]

International career

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Before Balk made his debut for the outdoor senior team, he played for the indoor team in the 2015 Indoor World Cup, where they won the gold medal.[4] He made his debut for the senior national team in January 2016 in a test match against Argentina.[5] After he was not selected in the 2017 EuroHockey Championship squad for the senior team, he played in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship.[6] Balk played in all seven matches in the 2018 World Cup and scored one goal. They eventually reached the final, where they lost to Belgium.[7] In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[8] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[9]

References

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  • Lars Balk at the International Hockey Federation Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Lars Balk at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  • Lars Balk at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Lars Balk at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)