Athlete Bio#
Age
27
Hometown
Hamburg
Education
Die Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, University of Applied Sciences Wedel (2021)
World Championship Experience
- Gold - 2023 Rohrmax Cup (Indoor) (Vienna, Austria)
- 4th - 2023 Pan American Games (Santiago, Chile)
- 4th - 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Pretoria, South Africa)
- 4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
- Canceled - 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Liège, Belgium)
- 2025 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 (Muscat, Oman)
Career Highlights
- 2024: Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile)
- 2023: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
- 2023: 3-Nations Tournament (Pisa, Italy), 4-Nations Tournament (Prague, Czech Republic)
- 2023: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
- 2022: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
- 2022: 4-Nations Tournament (Glasgow, Scotland)
- 2022: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team, FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Selection Camp
- 2021: Europe Tour (Frankfurt, Germany & Antwerp, Belgium), Series against Canada (Moorpark, Calif.), Recorded first cap on December 19 against Canada
- 2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (July)
- 2020: Spanish Indoor Champion
- 2019: German Indoor Champion
Personal
Son of Joachim Heldens and Michelle Chiasson Heldens…Siblings are Ann-Charlotte Seibel, Sydney Heldens and Bennett Heldens…Game Day Mantra: I just got better…Favorite Sports Quote: "You miss a 100% of shots you don’t take." - Wayne Gretzsky…Best Words of Advice: Never give up. Keep working hard, some day it will pay off.
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Heldens started playing field hockey when he was 4 years old through his father who used to play in the Bundesliga and was part of the German National Team.