The small striker with a nose for goal made his debut in the big Orange in South Africa in 2015. As a true striker, he scored in his first game. Thierry went through all national youth selections. Like father like son is absolutely true with the Brinkman family, as his father Jacques has won all tournaments once and has played no fewer than 337 times in the Orange squad. He prefers to shoot with his backhand and has already scored 62 times for the Orange.