Robbert Kemperman

Robbert Kemperman (Dutch pronunciation: ['rɔbərt 'kɛmpərmɑn]; born 24 June 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Kampong and the Dutch national team.[1]

Robbert Kemperman
Personal information
Born (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Kampong
Youth career
1995–2005 Union
2005–2008 Den Bosch
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Den Bosch
2010–2012 Rot-Weiss Köln
2012–present Kampong
2019 UniKL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present Netherlands 210 (50)
Last updated on: 21 March 2020

International career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, where he won a silver medal.[2] He made his debut for the national team in 2008, with just 17 years and 111 days of age, he is the second-youngest debutant ever in de Dutch national hockey team.

In 2018, Kemperman played in his third World Cup, where they won the silver medal. Due to his decision to play in the 2019 Malaysia Hockey League, he was not selected for the 2019 Pro League.[3] After the 2019 EuroHockey Championships he returned in the national team for the FIH Olympic Qualifier against Pakistan.[4]

Club career

Born in Nijmegen, he started playing hockey when he was 5 at the local hockey club RKHV Union. In 2005 he went to HC 's-Hertogenbosch where he made his debut for the first team when he was just 15 years old. After his years at 's-Hertogenbosch, he went to Rot-Weiss Köln in Germany in 2010.[5] He played there for two seasons before returning to the Netherlands, where he joined his current club SV Kampong. In 2016 he won the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League with Kampong and then he won two consecutive Dutch national titles in 2017 and 2018. In the winter of 2019, he played in Malaysia for UniKL in the Malaysia Hockey League.[3]

References
  1. "Robbert Kemperman". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. "Caldas: Verga en Kemperman naar Maleisië, geen Pro League". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "Hockeyers Verga en Kemperman dromen na 'reset' weer van goud bij de Spelen van Tokio". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "Keeper Vivaldi verlaat Den Bosch". nu.nl (in Dutch). Nu.nl. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.


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