2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 5 and 16 December 2023.
A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Those marked in bold have been capped at full international level.
Pool A[edit]
Argentina[edit]
The squad was announced on 7 November 2023.[1]
Head coach: Juan Gilardi
- Agustin Magdalena (GK)
- Tomás Ruiz
- Mateo Fernandez
- Agustín Bonanno
- Marco Aguirre Gómez Corta
- Joaquín Toscani
- Ramiro Infanzón
- Joaquin Ruiz (GK)
- Matías Rey
- Guido Nobili
- Lucas Redondo
- Bautista Poletti
- Bruno Correa
- Matias Andreotti
- Juan Fernández
- Ignacio Persoglio
- Nicolás Rodríguez
- Bautista Capurro
- Ignacio Nardolillo
- Inaki Minadeo (C)
Australia[edit]
The squad was announced on 17 November 2023.[2]
Head coach: Jay Stacy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | GK | Oliver Higgins | 13 October 2002 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 |  Suburban Lions
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| 28 | GK | Max Larkin | 16 May 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Tassie Tigers
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| 1 | DF | Nye Roberts | 24 January 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | HC Melbourne
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| 12 | DF | Angus Adamson | 2 July 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | YMCC
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| 13 | DF | Dylan Downey | 26 January 2005 (aged 17) | 5 | 2 | NSW Pride
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| 23 | DF | Cambell Geddes | 18 June 2002 (aged 20) | 14 | 7 | Perth Thundersticks
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| 25 | DF | Michael Taylor | 19 January 2002 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 2 | MF | William Mathison | 12 June 2002 (aged 20) | 5 | 1 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 6 | MF | Liam Henderson | 28 August 2003 (aged 19) | 14 | 0 | HC Melbourne
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| 7 | MF | Lachlan Rogers | 24 August 2004 (aged 18) | 5 | 0 | Tassie Tigers
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| 8 | MF | Toby Mallon | 20 July 2005 (aged 17) | 9 | 0 | Briars
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| 11 | MF | Max Freedman | 19 March 2003 (aged 19) | 8 | 0 | YMCC
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| 16 | MF | Nathan Czinner | 19 March 2002 (aged 20) | 14 | 0 | NSW Pride
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| 5 | FW | Jake Lambeth | 30 August 2002 (aged 20) | 6 | 2 | Royals
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| 9 | FW | Diarmid Chappell | 14 November 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | 1 | Brisbane Blaze
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| 19 | FW | Craig Marais (C) | 28 May 2002 (aged 20) | 8 | 3 | HC Melbourne
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| 21 | FW | Cooper Burns | 6 March 2002 (aged 20) | 14 | 12 | HC Melbourne
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| 24 | FW | Brodee Foster | 21 June 2002 (aged 20) | 13 | 7 | Perth Thundersticks
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Chile[edit]
Head coach: Matías Amoroso
Malaysia[edit]
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Pool B[edit]
Egypt[edit]
Head coach: Moustafa Khalil
France[edit]
Head coach: Frederic Soyez
Germany[edit]
Head coach: 
Rein van Eijk
- Ben Hasbach
- Christian Franz
- Fabio Seitz
- Jan Cordes
- Luis Hoechemer (C)
- Hugo von Montgelas
- Tom Schmidt-Didlaukies
- Peer Hinrichs
- Nikas Berendts
- Antheus Barry
- Florian Sperling
- Matteo Poljaric (C)
- Jakob Brilla
- Liam Holdermann
- Michel Struthoff
- Aron Flatten
- Paul Glander
- Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji (GK)
- Florian Simon (GK)
- Leon Lindemann
South Africa[edit]
The squad was announced on 13 November 2023.[3]
Head coach: Guy Elliott
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nathan Ansell (Captain) | 15 March 2002 (aged 20) | 14 |  UCT Ikey Rangers
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| 5 | James Flint | 6 April 2004 (aged 18) | 9 | Maties
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| 6 | Daniel Neuhoff | 3 October 2004 (aged 18) | 5 | Maties
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| 7 | Hans Neethling | 13 July 2002 (aged 20) | 15 | Maties
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| 9 | Cameron Le Forestier | 4 September 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | UP Tuks
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| 10 | Ross Breytenbach | 1 June 2004 (aged 18) | 11 | Jeppe
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| 11 | Damian Knott | 15 April 2003 (aged 19) | 15 | WPCC
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| 12 | Sian Maart | 30 March 2004 (aged 18) | 4 | UP Tuks
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| 14 | Caleb Oliphant | 21 May 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | Maties
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| 16 | Thabang Jeyi | 21 May 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | Langa
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| 17 | Ayakha Mthalane | 5 June 2003 (aged 19) | 15 | UP Tuks
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| 19 | MF | Leruo Ditlhakanyane | 20 July 2005 (aged 17) | 4 | D.H.S
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| 21 | Fawaaz Kahder | 20 November 2002 (aged 20) | 15 | Beaulieu
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| 22 | Calvin Davis | 22 November 2003 (aged 19) | 10 | UP Tuks
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| 24 | GK | Reece Govender | 17 December 2002 (aged 20) | 10 | Wits
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| 27 | GK | Gianluca Virissimo | 2 October 2003 (aged 19) | 5 | UCT Ikey Rangers
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| 31 | David Tshebi | 21 December 2003 (aged 19) | 4 | Varsity
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| 34 | Jaydon Brooker | 3 April 2005 (aged 17) | 0 | Jeppe
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Pool C[edit]
Canada[edit]
Canada announced their squad on 28 October 2023.[4]
Head coach: Geoffrey Matthews
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Callan McCulloch | 6 February 2005 (aged 18) | 5 | |
| 2 | DF | Joshua Miranda | 7 February 2004 (aged 19) | 5 | |
| 4 | DF | Grant Simpson | 27 April 2004 (aged 19) | 5 | |
| 5 | DF | Satpreet Dhadda | 9 September 2004 (aged 19) | 5 | |
| 6 | FW | Hudson Loh | 24 July 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | |
| 7 | FW | Kirin Robinson | 1 August 2004 (aged 19) | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | Noah Louie | 18 March 2005 (aged 18) | 5 | |
| 9 | FW | Robin Thind | 8 May 2006 (aged 17) | 5 | |
| 10 | MF | Leighton De Souza | 4 September 2005 (aged 18) | 5 | |
| 13 | DF | Arjun Cheema | 18 September 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Julius D'Souza (Captain) | 2 July 2002 (aged 21) | 8 | |
| 15 | FW | Ravpreet Gill | 24 December 2004 (aged 18) | 4 | |
| 17 | MF | Jude Nicholson | 14 May 2006 (aged 17) | 5 | |
| 18 | MF | Arshmit Pannu | 18 September 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Maansarovar Sidhu | 19 July 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | |
| 22 | MF | Jyothswaroop Sidhu | 19 July 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | |
| 28 | GK | Armaan Bagri | 8 June 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | |
| 30 | GK | Guarav Ghai | 26 September 2004 (aged 19) | 5 |
India[edit]
Head coach: C.R. Kumar
The final squad was announced on 14 November 2023.[5][6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | Shardanand Tiwari | 7 January 2004 (aged 18) | 28 |  Uttar Pradesh
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| 3 | MF | Sunit Lakra | 2 June 2002 (aged 20) | 15 | |
| 4 | DF | Amandeep Lakra | 26 May 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | RSPB/Hockey Association of Odisha
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| 5 | MF | Poovanna CB | 5 October 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | Karnataka
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| 6 | DF | Amir Ali | 2 May 2004 (aged 18) | 20 | Uttar Pradesh
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| 9 | FW | Sudeep Chirmako | 5 December 2002 (aged 20) | 33 | Odisha
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| 10 | MF | Amandeep | 20 December 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | Chandigarh
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| 11 | FW | Boby Singh Dhami | 1 July 2002 (aged 20) | 19 | Food Corporation of India/Haryana
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| 12 | FW | Sourabh Anand Kushwaha | 16 September 2005 (aged 17) | 4 | Uttar Pradesh
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| 13 | GK | Ranvijay Singh Yadav | 10 July 2003 (aged 19) | 4 | NCE, Sonipat
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| 14 | MF | Vishnukant Singh | 10 August 2002 (aged 20) | 44 | Uttar Pradesh
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| 16 | FW | Uttam Singh (Captain) | 10 December 2002 (aged 20) | 29 | Uttar Pradesh Hockey Academy
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| 20 | DF | Sunil JoJo | 14 December 2002 (aged 20) | 11 | RSPB/Jharkhand
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| 27 | GK | Mohit H.S. | 27 February 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | Karnataka
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| 29 | MF | Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem | 3 August 2001 (aged 21) | 23 | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
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| 30 | FW | Aditya Lalage | 15 January 2003 (aged 19) | 11 | Maharashtra
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| 32 | DF | Rohit | 23 March 2004 (aged 18) | 21 | RSPB/Chandigarh
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| 49 | MF | Aditya Singh | 1 December 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | RSPB/NCE, Delhi
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| 50 | DF | Sukhvinder | 14 May 2006 (aged 16) | 5 | NCE, Sonipat
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| 78 | MF | Rajinder Singh | 12 December 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | |
| 90 | FW | Araijeet Singh Hundal (Vice-captain) | 21 January 2004 (aged 18) | 22 | Punjab and Sind Bank
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South Korea[edit]
Head coach: Jang Young
Spain[edit]
The squad was announced on 16 November 2023.[7]
Head coach: Oriol Torras Puig
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jan Capellades | 24 March 2004 (aged 19) | 6 |  Club Egara
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| 2 | Matias Barón | 17 July 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | Real Club de Polo
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| 3 | Aleix Bozal | 29 June 2004 (aged 19) | 4 | Junior FC
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| 4 | Guiu Corominas | 6 June 2004 (aged 19) | 4 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 5 | Iñaky Zaldúa | 26 February 2003 (aged 20) | 9 | Real Club de Polo
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| 6 | Bruno Font | 15 November 2004 (aged 19) | 9 | Junior FC
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| 7 | Oriol Bozal | 10 July 2002 (aged 21) | 15 | Junior FC
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| 8 | Pere Amat | 17 September 2004 (aged 19) | 9 | Club Egara
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| 9 | Pol Cabré-Verdiell | 22 April 2003 (aged 20) | 15 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 10 | Enric Miralles | 8 June 2002 (aged 21) | 9 | CD Terrassa
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| 11 | Pau Petchamé | 21 January 2003 (aged 20) | 9 | CD Terrassa
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| 12 | Ton Moran | 11 January 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | Club Egara
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| 14 | Nicolás Álvarez | 4 January 2003 (aged 20) | 4 | RS Tenis
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| 17 | Andreas Rafi (C) | 24 April 2002 (aged 21) | 9 |  Mannheimer HC
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| 19 | Pablo Espino | 28 March 2003 (aged 20) | 4 | Junior FC
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| 21 | Ton Borràs | 10 October 2003 (aged 20) | 9 | Real Club de Polo
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| 22 | Xavier Barutell | 5 June 2003 (aged 20) | 15 | Atlètic Terrassa
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| 25 | GK | Fernando Díaz | 20 February 2002 (aged 21) | 4 | Complutense
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Pool D[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Belgium announced their squad on 26 October 2023.[8]
Head coach: Jeroen Baart
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | Lucas Putters | 25 January 2002 (aged 21) | 10 |  Dragons
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| 5 | DF | Hugo Labouchere | 7 February 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Orée
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| 6 | FW | Diego Hainaut | 19 November 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Uccle Sport
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| 7 | MF | Victor Foubert | 12 October 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Dragons
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| 8 | MF | Nicolas Bogaerts | 15 January 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Orée
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| 9 | MF | Louis De Backer | 27 February 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Léopold
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| 10 | MF | Maximilian Langer | 5 August 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | Orée
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| 11 | FW | Jack Vloeberghs | 15 October 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | Herakles
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| 12 | FW | Max Luyten | 5 November 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Dragons
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| 13 | FW | Louis Depelsenaire | 13 September 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 14 | FW | Thomas Crols | 11 September 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Dragons
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| 17 | MF | Guillermo Hainaut | 8 June 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | Uccle Sport
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| 21 | GK | Julien Le Maire | 30 July 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Herakles
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| 23 | DF | Lucas Balthazar | 8 January 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | Uccle Sport
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| 24 | DF | Thomas Joye | 24 February 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | Uccle Sport
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| 26 | MF | Charles Langendries | 26 April 2006 (aged 17) | 0 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 30 | DF | Brieuc Petit | 5 October 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 43 | GK | Boris Feldheim | 1 April 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | Daring
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Netherlands[edit]
The Netherlands announced their squad on 2 November 2023.[9]
Head coach: Jesse Mahieu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nieki Verbeek | 7 October 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Oranje-Rood
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| 2 | Pepijn van der Heijden | 22 April 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | Rotterdam
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| 3 | Mees Kurvers | 24 October 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Den Bosch
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| 4 | DF | Timo Boers | 10 October 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | Den Bosch
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| 7 | Boris Aardenburg | 6 February 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | Pinoké
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| 8 | MF | Menno Boeren | 12 May 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | Rotterdam
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| 9 | Olivier Hortensius | 4 September 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | Rotterdam
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| 10 | MF | Guus Jansen | 7 March 2002 (aged 21) | 11 | Rotterdam
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| 11 | FW | Casper van der Veen | 29 June 2004 (aged 19) | 11 | Bloemendaal
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| 12 | Bouwe Buitenhuis | 30 April 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Klein Zwitserland
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| 14 | FW | Duco Telgenkamp | 17 July 2002 (aged 21) | 5 | Kampong
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| 15 | Luke Dommershuijzen | 11 April 2002 (aged 21) | 10 | Amsterdam
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| 16 | Casper Berkman | 8 April 2003 (aged 20) | 5 | HGC
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| 17 | FW | Jan van 't Land | 7 April 2005 (aged 18) | 0 | HGC
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| 18 | MF | Gijs ter Braak | 22 September 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Bloemendaal
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| 20 | Dylan Lucieer | 4 April 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | Rotterdam
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| 22 | GK | Daan Taphoorn | 11 February 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | HGC
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| 23 | MF | Lucas Veen | 23 November 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | HGC
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New Zealand[edit]
Head coach: Aaron Ford
Pakistan[edit]
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References[edit]
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