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Xan de Waard

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Xan de Waard is a Dutch field hockey midfielder, born November 8, 1995, in Renkum, Netherlands, who plays club hockey for SCHC and has earned 231 caps for the Netherlands women's national team since her debut on February 4, 2013. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) and one-time Olympic silver medalist (2016 Rio), a three-time World Cup champion (2014, 2018, 2022) and four-time European champion (2017, 2019, 2023, 2025), was named FIH Player of the Year in 2023 and 2025, and became captain of the Dutch team in 2023.

Facts
Birth Year
1995 1
Birth Date
1995-11-08 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Career Highlight
Two-time FIH Player of the Year, in 2023 and 2025 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
FAQs

When did Xan de Waard become captain of the Dutch team?

In 2023.

She became captain of the Dutch team in 2023. The year before, she had shared the captaincy with Pien Sanders and Marloes Keetels.
Connections

Competed In

Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Xan de Waard - Wikipedia

Plays

Field Hockey, Sports
Source Xan de Waard - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Netherlands

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

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Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
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1. Xan de Waard - Wikipedia
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    Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
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    Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality
    Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
  • Lead paragraph, career highlight
    She received the FIH Player of the Year Award two times in her career, in 2023 and 2025.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
  • Plays: Field Hockey, lead paragraph, plays
    Xan de Waard (born 8 November 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Article text
    With the Dutch national team, where she usually plays as a midfielder, De Waard became a two-time Olympic champion (2020, 2024), a three-time world champion (2014, 2018, 2022) and a four-time European champion (2017, 2019, 2023, 2025).
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