Jorrit Croon (; born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch professional

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player who plays as a midfielder or forward for

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and the Dutch national team.

Club career

Croon started playing hockey at LSC Alecto. Since 2014 he has played for the first team of

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, he made his debut at 16 years old. In 2016 Croon and his team finished third in the Hoofdklasse but were eliminated in the playoffs to win the national championship. After 3 seasons with HGC, he transferred in the summer of 2018 to

. In his first season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by defeating

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in the championship final.

International career

After his great performances in the Hoofdklasse, Croon was called up for the national team to play in the

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. At the 2017 EuroHockey Championship, where the Netherlands won the gold medal, Croon won the Under-21 Player of the Tournament award. He initially wasn't selected for the

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, but he replaced the injured

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before the start of the tournament. He had to miss the 2019 EuroHockey Championship due to a shoulder injury he incurred during the

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semi-finals.

Personal life

Croon is studying commercial economy at the Johan Cruyff University in

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Honours

Club

;Bloemendaal *

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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, 2022–23

International

;Netherlands * EuroHockey Championship:

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* FIH Pro League: 2021–22, 2022–23

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Croon, Jorrit 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Leiderdorp Field hockey players from South Holland Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 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 HGC (field hockey) players HC Bloemendaal 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