Jacques van Tonder

Jacques van Tonder
Personal information
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Club information
Current club WPCC Badgers[1]
Senior career
Years Team
2019–2023 Maties
2024–present WPCC Badgers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 South Africa U21 6 (2)
2022–present South Africa 27 (2)

Jacques Michiel van Tonder (born 11 April 2000) is a South African field hockey player who plays for the South African national team. He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Early life

[edit]

He attended Grey College, Bloemfontein,[4] graduated at the Stellenbosch University.[5][6]

Career

[edit]

Under–21

[edit]

He made the 2021 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[7][8]

Senior national team

[edit]

Jacques made he debut for the 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ @wpcc_badgers (16 April 2023). "Massive congrats to these three on their debut for the @wpcc_badgers yesterday" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Lemke, Gary (2024-06-19). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. ^ "10 Bloem hockey players in SA schools squads". Bloemfontein Courant. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  5. ^ "South African National Players | MATIES HOCKEY CLUB". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  6. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacques-van-tonder/details/education/
  7. ^ "SA U21 Men Announced for the Junior World Cup". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Bhubaneshwar 2021 - South Africa finish record high of 9th following defeat of Korea". African Hockey Federation. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  9. ^ "SA Mens Squad named for Azlan Shah Cup - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
[edit]