Billy Bakker

Billy Bakker
Bakker in 2015
Personal information
Full name Billy Pierre Bakker
Born (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 35)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1995–1999 Randwijck
1999–2007 Amsterdam
Senior career
Years Team
2007–2021 Amsterdam
2017 Kalinga Lancers
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2009–2021 Netherlands 236 (65)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place 2012–13 New Delhi Team

Billy Pierre Bakker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪli ˈbɑkər]; born 23 November 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Netherlands national team.

Bakker scored a total of 65 goals in 236 appearances for the national team from 2009 until 2021.[1]

  1. ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2021.