Taeke Taekema shouted 42 times

On Saturday, 28 November, Taeke Taekema broke the all-time Champions Trophy record for most goals scored by netting his 41st and 42nd goal in the history of the competition in the Netherlands 3-2 win over Spain at the 2009 Hockey Champions Trophy. The Dutch penalty corner specialist has now broken Sohail Abbas’ total of 40 Champions Trophy goals set between 1998 and 2006.

Taekema’s 42 goals are made up of 39 penalty corner goals and three penalty stroke goals. Abbas has scored 36 penalty corners and four penalty strokes.

Top 3 all-time Champions Trophy top scorers

Goals Player Nation

42 Taeke Taekema Netherlands

40 Sohail Abbas Pakistan

36 Teun de Nooijer Netherlands

Taekema vs Abbas in Champions Trophy competition

Taeke Taekema vs Sohail Abbas

Netherlands Team Pakistan

51 Matches 42

2000-2009 Years 1998-2006

42 Goals 40

0 FG 0

39 PC 36

3 PS 4

Taeke Taekema Champions Trophy goals

Edition PC PS Total goals

2009 2 2

2007 6 1 7

2006 8 8

2005 4 4

2004 6 6

2003 4 4

2002 6 1 7

2001 2 1 3

2000 1 1

Total 39 3 42

Sohail Abbas Champions Trophy goals

Edition PC PS Total goals

2006 5 1 6

2004 5 1 6

2003 9 9

2002 3 3

2001 7 1 8

1999 4 4

1998 3 1 4

Total 36 4 40