Amsterdam Lions Lacrosse | About Lions

First men
Goalie
Defenders
Middies
Attackers
Not forgotten

Rick van Niekerk

NUMBER: 37
POSITION: Goalie
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Tim Wolbrink

NUMBER: 6
POSITION: Defender
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: 1st Team All DNLL, 2008: 2nd Team All DNLL, 2007: 2nd Team All DNLL, 2006: DNT for World Championships, 2005: founded the Amsterdam Lions club

Joop-Joost Hietbrink

NUMBER: 44
POSITION: Defender
BIOGRAPHY: 2010: 1st Team All DNLL, 2009: Orange Wave member; Before the Lions: hosted a Dutch game show based on America’s ‘The Price is Right’. After 3 years, he was forced from the show after a public affair with one of the staffers.

Remco Gogan

NUMBER: 31
POSITION: Defender
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Rick Emondts

NUMBER: 20
POSITION: Defender
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Guy Kessels

NUMBER: 30
POSITION: Defender
BIOGRAPHY: Aka "Big Sexy". New for 2010, this is the guy you do NOT want to bull dodge. Before Lions: Formerly a saltwater crocodile wrestler in Tilburg.

Ben van Ooijen

NUMBER: 12
POSITION: Middie
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: 1st Team All DNLL (unanimous); Orange Wave member; Bagataway Award Winner, 2008: 1st Team All DNLL; DNT for Euro Championships , 2007: 2nd Team All DNLL

Jens Schumacher

NUMBER: 23
POSITION: Middie
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: 2nd Team All DNLL, 2008: 2nd Team All DNLL; MVP Lions, 2007: MVP Lions, 2006: MVP Lions

Mark Swinkels

NUMBER: 25
POSITION: Middie
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: Chuck Norris Award: Rookie of the Year; Orange Wave member. Before the Lions: started a store called ‘Swink in Pink’, a lingerie company whose clientele was mostly older divorced women.

Jelle-Eric de Vries

NUMBER: 46
POSITION: Middie
BIOGRAPHY: 2010: Chuck Norris Award: Rookie of the Year, DNT for World Games in Manchester.

Derek Liggett

NUMBER: 13
POSITION: Middie
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Auke Dijkstra

NUMBER: 33
POSITION: Middie
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: 1st team All DNLL, MVP Groningen Gladiators, 2008: Player DNT for Euro Championships, 1st team All DNLL, 2007: 1st team All DNLL

Hielke-Martijn de Vries

NUMBER: 15
POSITION: Middie
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Don Claasen

NUMBER: 48
POSITION: Middie
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Arttu Sesselaar

NUMBER: 14
POSITION: Attacker
BIOGRAPHY: 2009: 1st Team All DNLL; Arttu Sesselaar Award, 2008: 1st Team All DNLL; DNT for EC, 2007: 2nd Team All DNLL, 2006: DNT for WC. Holds Asian record for largest billboard of a human face during his contract with Armani.

Jared Fotis

NUMBER: 49
POSITION: Attacker
BIOGRAPHY: 2010: 1st Team All DNLL, 2009: 1st Team All DNLL (unanimous), 2008: 1st Team All DNLL, 2007: 1st Team All DNLL. Before the Lions: Could be found in Cairo coffee bars extolling the merits of western hegemony in Farsai

Shiraz Habib (captain)

NUMBER: 9
POSITION: Attacker
BIOGRAPHY: 2010: 1st team All DNLL (unamimous). Before the Lions: Won several awards for exporting cabbage in his home town of Manchester.