KUALA LUMPUR: Midfielder Mohd Noor Faeez Ibrahim is set to become the first player from the Project 2013 hockey squad to play in a foreign league.

The 20-year-old Project squad skipper will leave for Holland on Friday to play for Hatem Club in the Dutch League.

Project 2013 squad coach K. Dharmaraj said that Faeez would play for 10 weeks for the Division Two club.

“Each team in the Dutch League are only allowed to hire two foreign players and Faeez was lucky enough to be selected to play for Hatem Club,” said Dharmaraj.

“The chance to play in the Dutch League will definitely boost his confidence. He will also get to learn the European style of play.”

Dharmaraj said Faeez was selected by the Dutch club after emerging as top scorer for Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS) in the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL) last year.

Faeez was also voted as the best player in the Razak Cup in Kuala Lumpur last year and named the best player in the South East Asia (SEA) Cup in Bangkok last year.

Dharmaraj said that he was still discussing with other European clubs to take in other Project squad players.

Faeez, who played for UniKL-IBIL in the recently-concluded Malaysia Hockey League (MHL), is delighted to be featuring in the Dutch League.

“I am looking forward to playing in the league to improve my game and to learn the European style of play,” he said.