Pien Sanders (born 11 June 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Den Bosch and the Dutch national team.
Personal life
Pien Sanders grew up in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Sanders is sponsored by Brabo Hockey.
Career
Club hockey
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Sanders plays for HC Den Bosch.
National teams
Under–18
In 2015, Sanders was a member of the Netherlands U–18 side at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander, Spain. At the tournament, Sanders won a gold medal with the team and was awarded Player of the Tournament.
Under–21
Sanders was a member of the Netherlands Under–21 team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile where the team won a silver medal.
Oranje Dames
Pien Sanders made her debut for the Oranje Dames in 2017, during a test series against Spain in Cádiz, Spain.
Since her debut, Sanders has medalled with the Dutch national team on three occasions, winning gold on each occasion. The medals came at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in Amstelveen, Netherlands; at the 2016–17 FIH World League in Auckland, New Zealand; and at the 2018 Champions Trophy in Changzhou, China.
In 2019, Sanders appeared in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.