[6] During his childhood days, just like fellow young boys of colour, he also dreamed of pursuing his interest in the sport of football with even aiming to play for world renowned clubs like Manchester United and Barcelona.

[5] However, he decided to give up his ambition of becoming a footballer after realising the fact that it would be easier for his parents to send both him and his sister to the same hockey club.

[5] He openly spoke out against the racism for the first time in 2020 sharing his own experiences in wake of aftermath the brutal murder of African-American man George Floyd.

[7] He revealed the bitter experience of having confronted racism and discrimination as a person of colour in a Dutch national paper de Volkskrant, where he points out that derogatory remarks such as monkey and Zwarte Piet were often directed at him especially at primary school where he studied.

[12] He was part of the Dutch national side which competed at the 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League where Spain finished at seventh position.