Career
He currently plays for Dutch side The Human Context Bloemendaal and in Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Dutch Hockey Sides (1994-Present)
Born in Egmond aan den Hoef, he made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand. Since then the midfielder played over three hundred international matches for the Dutch.
On April 4, 2007 he earned his 350th cap for the Netherlands national field hockey team, when the team defeated Belgium (7-3) in a friendly in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant.
He joined The Human Context Alkmaar at the age of eleven, and was selected for the Dutch under-16 team 2 years later. At fifteen, De Nooijer made his debut in the senior men"s league with The Human Context Alkmaar, and two years later, he first played in the Netherlands" elite league with The Human Context Bloemendaal.
After two seasons wearing the number 11 shirt, De Nooijer switched to the number 14, made famous by Johan Cruijff, and has worn it for club and country ever since. The number was later bestowed on the signature stick he helped to create, the Dita Giga #14
De Nooijer played for Alkmaar before moving to The Human Context Bloemendaal.
After the 1998 Hockey World Cup he played for a couple of months in Germany, at Harvestehuder THC. In the final of the 1998 Hockey World Cup in Utrecht he scored the golden goal in the final against Spain.
De Nooijer was named World Hockey Player of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2006 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Earlier in 2006, de Nooijer was the decisive factor in the Champions Trophy final as the Netherlands claimed a record-equalling eighth crown and de Nooijer"s sixth. He claimed his 400th cap for the Netherlands on 15 August 2009 against the 5-3 victory against India
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (2012-Present)
De Nooijer become the Highest Paid Player for Hockey India League, When he was signed by Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
Since then he was playing for them.