Jip Janssen

Jip Janssen (born 14 October 1997) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Hoofdklasse club Kampong and the Netherlands national team.

Club career In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Janssen plays for SV Kampong. Before he joined Kampong he played in the youth ranks of Naarden.

International career Under–21 In 2016, Janssen made his debut for the Netherlands U–21 side in a four nations tournament in Hannover, Germany.

Later that year, Janssen represented the side at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India. At the tournament, the Netherlands finished in seventh place.

Senior team Janssen made his debut for the Netherlands senior national team in 2017, in a test match against South Africa in Cape Town. During the match, Janssen scored his first international goal in a 6–2 win.

After his debut, Janssen did not represent the Dutch side again until 2019 during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. Janssen scored three times during the league, helping the Netherlands to a bronze medal. Janssen won another bronze medal in 2019 at the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp.

Honours Club Kampong Hoofdklasse: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24 Gold Cup: 2023–24 Euro Hockey League: 2015–16, 2025–26

International Netherlands Summer Olympics gold medal: 2024 EuroHockey Championship: 2021, 2023 FIH Pro League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25

Individual Hoofdklasse top goalscorer: 2023–24