Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema (born January 14, 1980 in Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 26,182 in 2004....

) is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 player and drag flicker(penalty corner specialist) who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

Athens

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. He made his debut on January 28, 2000 in a friendly match in and against Egypt and has played in over one hundred international matches for the Dutch.

During the 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship

EuroHockey Nations Championship

The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's and women's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships...

, Taekema struck a record 16 goals, including a double hat trick against Belgium

Belgium

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 in the semi-finals. Sportswear maker Adidas

Adidas

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 introduced its limited edition TT10 hockey stick

Hockey stick

A hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in field hockey, ice hockey or roller hockey to move the ball or puck.- Field hockey :Field hockey sticks have an end which varies in shape, often depending on the players position...

, which incorporated Taekema's initials and jersey number.

He was the Top scorer in the 2010 Hockey World Cup held in NewDelhi with 8 goals along with Luke Doerner.
Taekema currently plays for the Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club

Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club

Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club is the oldest field hockey club of the Netherlands. AH&BC is also the largest field hockey club of Amsterdam ....

, based in the Dutch capital.