Kyra Fortuin | |
Birth Date: | 1997 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Maastricht, Netherlands |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | SCHC |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | MHC |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Oranje Zwart |
Years1: | 2011–2016 |
Clubs1: | Oranje Zwart |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | Oranje-Rood |
Years3: | 2017–present |
Clubs3: | SCHC |
Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019–present |
Nationalteam3: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
Kyra Fortuin (born 15 May 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who plays as a forward.[2]
Kyra Fortuin was born and raised in Maastricht, Netherlands.[2]
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, Fortuin plays club hockey for SCHC.[3]
Her club history includes representation for Oranje Zwart and HC Oranje-Rood.[2]
In 2016, Fortuin appeared for the Netherlands U–21 on two occasions. Her first appearance was during a Four–Nations Tournament in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, and the second at the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[4] At the tournament, Fortuin scored two goals, and helped the team to a silver medal finish, losing in the final to Argentina.[5]
The following year in 2017, Fortuin won her first gold medal with the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain.[6]
In 2019, Fortuin made her debut for the Netherlands senior team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[4] [7]