Mette Winter

Mette Winter

Personal information
Full name	Mette Ijmkje Jantina Winter
Born	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
	SCHC
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2022–	Netherlands U–21	22	(11)
2024–	Netherlands	0	(0)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Netherlands FIH Junior World Cup 2022 Potchefstroom Team 2023 Santiago Team EuroHockey U21 Championship 2024 Terrassa Team 2022 Ghent Team

Mette Ijmkje Jantina Winter (born January 15, 2003) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.[1]

Personal life

Mette Winter was born on 15 January 2003, in Deventer.[2][1]

Career

Under–21

Winter made her international debut at under–21 level.[3] She was a member of the gold medal winning Netherlands U–21 side at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[4][5] Later that year she represented the team again, winning bronze at the EuroHockey U21 Championship in Ghent.[6]

In 2023, she was a member of the national junior side at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. The team won the tournament, making that her second FIH Junior World Cup gold medal.[7][8][9]

Winter made her final appearances for the national junior team in 2024, winning gold at the 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship in Terrassa.[10]

Oranje

In 2024, Winter received her first call-up to the senior national team under new head coach, Raoul Ehren. She will make her senior international debut during season six of the FIH Pro League.[3][11]

References

1. "Mette Winter: 'Ik moet soms wat egoïstischer zijn'". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
2. "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
3. "WINTER Mette". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
4. "Netherlands beat Germany to clinch fourth Women's Junior Hockey World Cup". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
5. "FIH Women's Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success". news.nwu.ac.za. North-West University. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
6. "Competition Archive" (PDF). eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
7. "'Best game of our lives': Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
8. "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title". scroll.in. Scroll. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
9. "Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women's World Cup title". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
10. "Dutch delight as they survive Spanish tornado to win women's Euro U21 title". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
11. "Oranje: Geen De Waard, Van Gils terug, plek voor tiener Verstraeten". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

External links

• Mette Winter at the International Hockey Federation