Lucas Veen

Lucas Veen
Personal information
Born (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22)
Zeist, Netherlands
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
ClubBloemendaal
Youth career
Years Team
–2021 Schaerweijde
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2021–2024 HGC - -
2024–present Bloemendaal - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2023–2024 Netherlands U21 11 (1)
2024–present Netherlands 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
EuroHockey U21 Championship
Silver medal – second place2024 Terrassa
EuroHockey U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place2021 Valencia

Lucas Veen (born 23 November 2003) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Netherlands national team.

Personal life

Lucas Veen was born and raised in Zeist, Netherlands. He comes from a hockey playing family, with his mother and father, Suzan and Stephan all playing international field hockey for the Netherlands.

He is sponsored by Ritual Hockey.

Club career

Veen spent his entire youth career at Schaerweijde. In 2021, he switched to HGC and started playing in the Hoofdklasse. After three years, when HGC was relegated from the Hoofdklasse, he moved to Bloemendaal.

International career

Under–21

Veen 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. During the tournament he scored once, helping the team to a fifth-place finish.

In 2024 he won his first and only medal with the squad, taking home silver at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Terrassa.

Oranje

Veen received his first call–up to the Oranje in 2024. He earned his first senior international cap during a match against Belgium in Amsterdam, during the sixth season of the FIH Pro League.

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Veen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Player Info – Lucas Veen". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "VEEN Lucas". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lucas Veen". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lucas Veen, telg van twee hockeylegendes, mikt via Bloemendaal op plek bij Nederlands team". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Lucas Veen: 'Ik houd niet van de makkelijke weg kiezen'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lucas Veen". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Zeister hockeytalent speelt hoofdklasse in Wassenaar: 'Ik had het beste gevoel bij HGC'". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hockeyer Lucas Veen in voetsporen van vader Stephan en opa Sietze: 'Symbolisch en prachtig'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "VEEN Lucas". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Germany crowned Men's Junior World Cup champions, Spain clinch the bronze". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Results from Previous European Competitions" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Stunning Spain win men's Euro U21 final in front of big enraptured crowd". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.