Marijn Anne Elise Veen (born 18 November 1996) is a Dutch

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player who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Marijn Veen was born and raised in

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, Netherlands.

Career

Club hockey

Veen played for

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until 2017 when she transferred to Amsterdam.

National teams

Indoor

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and

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, Veen was a member of the Netherlands Indoor team at the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in

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and

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, winning gold and silver medals respectively. She followed this up with a silver medal at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in

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Under–18 and Under–21

Veen was part of the Netherlands U–18 Team at the

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where the team finished second, losing to China in the final. From 2015 to 2017, Veen was a member of the Netherlands U–21 team. She captained the team to a gold medal at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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Oranje Dames

Veen made her senior international debut in November 2018 at the

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. She scored two goals in her debut, in a 3–1 win against Japan. In 2019, Veen won two gold medals with the national team; at the

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of the FIH Pro League in

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and at the

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International goals

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* 1996 births living people Dutch female field hockey players Dutch female indoor hockey players Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players from Utrecht (city) Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics SV Kampong players Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players 2018 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey players 21st-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub