Rot-Weiss Köln and Germany goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg has been named the FIH Goalkeeper of the Yr awards following his chic EuroHockey Championship performances in Mönchengladbach.
He was participant of the match within the last as Germany lifted the trophy in dramatic vogue — a victory sealed in shoot-outs through which Danneberg performed a starring position.
His composure and talent to make saves within the largest stress moments had been pivotal each in successful gold and securing qualification for the approaching World Cup.
Alongside his continental triumph, Danneberg’s performances within the FIH Hockey Professional League additionally underlined his class. Week after week, he confronted world-class opposition, commanding his circle, orchestrating defence, and producing momentum-shifting saves with consistency.
His stage of efficiency throughout the foremost occasions has marked him out because the premier goalkeeper on the earth this season.
Along with his elite performances between the sticks straight influencing Germany’s success, Jean-Paul Danneberg is a becoming recipient of the FIH Males’s Goalkeeper of the Yr Award.
He took the prize forward of England and Previous Georgians star James Mazarelo and Oranje-Rood and Argentina’s Tomi Santiago.
On the ladies’s facet, New Zealand’s Grace O’Hanlon took the highest prize forward of the Netherlands’ Anne Veenendaal and China’s Liu Ping.
