Seve van Ass

Severiano Boris "Seve" van Ass (born 10 April 1992) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Dutch national team.^[1]

Seve van Ass

Van Ass in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Severiano Boris van Ass
Born	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 33) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
	Victoria
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2008	Victoria
2008–2013	HGC
2013–2018	Rotterdam
2018–2024	HGC
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2011–2024	Netherlands	236	(29)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team World Cup 2014 The Hague 2018 Bhubaneswar 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela EuroHockey Championship 2015 London 2017 Amstelveen 2021 Amstelveen 2011 Mönchengladbach 2013 Boom 2019 Antwerp Champions Trophy 2012 Melbourne 2011 Auckland 2018 Breda Hockey World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team EuroHockey Junior Championship 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie

Personal life

He is the son of Dutch field hockey coach Paul van Ass.^[2]

International career

He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3] In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship and was named the captain for the tournament.^[4] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.^[5] After the winning final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement.^[6]

Club career

Van Ass started playing hockey at Victoria, a field hockey club in Rotterdam. In 2008 he switched to HGC,^[7] with whom he won the 2010–11 Euro Hockey League. In 2013 he returned to Rotterdam to play for HC Rotterdam, where he played for five seasons until 2018 when he returned to HGC.^[8] In his last season before his retirement HGC was relegated from the Hoofdklasse.^[9]