Teun Beins (born 28 October 1998) is a Dutch

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player who plays as a defender or midfielder for

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club

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and the Dutch national team.

Career

Club hockey

In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Beins plays for

National teams

Under–21

Beins made his debut for the Netherlands U–21 team in 2017 during a test series against

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. Later that year he won a gold medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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. In 2019, two years after his debut, Beins returned to the junior national team at another EuroHockey Junior Championship, on this occasion winning a bronze medal.

Oranje

Teun Beins made his senior debut for the Oranje in 2019 during a

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of the FIH Pro League. He has since gone on to make a number of appearances for the national team, before being named in the official squad for the first time in 2022. As a defender, Beins scored three times for the Orange squad from a penalty corner during the 2023

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in India. Oranje won the bronze medal.

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* * 1998 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders HC Bloemendaal players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players HC Oranje-Rood players 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Sportspeople from Breda Field hockey players from North Brabant {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub