Lars Balk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1996 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) |
Medal record | |||
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Dutch male field hockey players
- People from Vianen
- Field hockey players from Utrecht (province)
- Male field hockey defenders
- Male field hockey midfielders
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- SV Kampong players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen