Maria Steensma
Personal information
Full name Maria Bobbie Steensma
Born (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001
The Hague, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Pinoké
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Netherlands U–21 12 (6)
2022– Netherlands 3 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
FIH Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 PotchefstroomTeam
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 GhentTeam
EuroHockey Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 SantanderTeam

Maria Bobbie Steensma (born 25 September 2001)[1] is a Dutch field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Maria Steensma was born and raised in The Hague.[3]

Career

Domestic hockey

In the Netherlands' domestic league, the Hoofdklasse, Steensma represents Pinoké.[4]

Under–18

In 2018, Steensma was a member of the Netherlands U–18 team that won gold at the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander.[5]

Junior national team

Steensma made her debut for the junior national team in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[6] At the tournament she won a gold medal. Later that year she represented the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Ghent, where she won a bronze medal.[7]

Senior

Following her success in the national junior teams, Steensma was called up to make her senior international debut in 2022. She made her first appearance in a 2021–22 FIH Pro League match against England.[6]

In 2023, she was named in the national squad.[2] She has since appeared in season four of the FIH Pro League.[6]

International goals

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
110 December 2023Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero, Argentina Great Britain5–15–12023–24 FIH Pro League[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Netherlands". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Maria Steensma". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Maria Steensma". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dames 1". pinoke.nl (in Dutch). Pinoké. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "STEENSMA Maria". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "STEENSMA Maria". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Final Day – EuroHockey Junior Championship, m and w, Ghent". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands 5–1 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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