Robert van der Horst is, quite simply, one of the greatest hockey players in the world. He is a Dutch sporting icon who made his debut in 2004, has achieved 277 official international caps and has captained the Netherlands for many years. He has been to 3 Olympic Games, including as captain. As a junior, Robert won the FIH World Young Player of the Year award. He later went on to win the FIH World Player of the Year award in 2015.

Among his many career highlights are the following:

• 2015 FIH World Player of the Year

• 2005 FIH World Young Player of the Year

• 2007 FIH World All-Star Team award

• 2007 European Championships Player of the Tournament

• 3 x Dutch Player of the Year awards - 2005, 2011, 2012

• 4 x Dutch Hoofdklasse (top division) champion - 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016

• 2 x European Championships gold medallist - 2007, 2015

• Hockey World League gold medallist - 2014

• Olympic silver medallist - 2012

• World Cup silver medallist - 2014

• 3 x Champions Trophy silver medallist -2004, 2005, 2006

• EHL silver medallist 2017