Lars Balk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1996 | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2016– | Netherlands | 38 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 27 March 2019 | |||
Lars Balk (Dutch pronunciation: [lɑrs bɑlk]; born 26 February 1996) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]
Club career
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.
International career
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]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 24 February 2019[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Balk goal.[8]
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 December 2017 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  Spain |
1–2 | 2–3 | 2016–17 World League Final |
| 2 | 31 | 11 December 2018 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  Canada |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 World Cup |
References
- ^ "Lars Balk". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Lars Balk in hockeyselectie van Oranje". www.hetkontakt.nl (in Dutch). Het Kontakt. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Collewijn, Sander (9 November 2018). "Lars Balk: de mug, het on-Nederlandse klootzakje van Oranje". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "BALK Lars". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "BALK Lars". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Cox maakt EK-selectie Jong Oranje Heren bekend". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Belgium's Red Lions win Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". FIH. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b "BALK Lars". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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