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Netherlands national under-21 football team

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Netherlands U21
Nickname(s)Jong Oranje (Young Orange)
AssociationKoninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Head coachErwin van de Looi
CaptainTeun Koopmeiners
Most capsArnold Bruggink & Leroy Fer (31)
Top scorerKlaas-Jan Huntelaar (18)
Home stadiumDe Vijverberg (12,600)
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1988)
Best resultWinner (2006, 2007)

The Netherlands national under-21 football team are the under-21s of the Netherlands. It is currently controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

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Year Round
1978 Did not enter
1980 Did not qualify
1982 Did not qualify
1984 Did not qualify
1986 Did not qualify
1988 Semi Final
1990 Group Stage
1992 Quarter-finals
1994 Did not qualify
1996 Did not qualify
1998 Fourth place
2000 Group Stage
2002 Did not qualify
2004 Did not qualify
2006 Champions
2007 Champions
2009 Did not qualify
2011 Did not qualify
2013 Semi-finals
2015 Did not qualify
2017 Did not qualify
2019 Did not qualify

Results and fixtures 2017–2019

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2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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Qualification

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Group stage
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 23 4 +19 26 Final tournament — 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 7–0
2  Netherlands 10 5 3 2 21 6 +15 18 1–1 — 3–0 1–2 3–0 8–0
3  Ukraine 10 5 2 3 18 12 +6 17 0–2 1–1 — 3–1 3–2 1–0
4  Scotland 10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 3–0
5  Latvia 10 0 4 6 5 18 −13 4 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–0
6  Andorra 10 0 3 7 1 28 −27 3 0–1 0–1 0–6 1–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Current squad

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Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals updated as 18 November 2020. Clubs updated as of 15 March 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Kjell Scherpen 23 January 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Netherlands Ajax
2 DF Deyovaisio Zeefuik 11 March 1998 (age 23) 11 2 Germany Hertha BSC
3 DF Perr Schuurs 26 November 1999 (age 21) 11 0 Netherlands Ajax
4 DF Sven Botman 12 January 2000 (age 21) 3 0 France Lille
5 DF Mitchel Bakker 20 June 2000 (age 20) 6 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
6 MF Ferdi Kadioglu 7 October 1999 (age 21) 14 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
7 FW Cody Gakpo 7 May 1999 (age 21) 9 4 Netherlands PSV
8 MF Teun Koopmeiners 28 February 1998 (age 23) 17 4 Netherlands AZ
9 FW Myron Boadu 14 January 2001 (age 20) 6 6 Netherlands AZ
10 MF Dani de Wit 28 January 1998 (age 23) 12 10 Netherlands AZ
11 FW Noa Lang 17 June 1999 (age 21) 6 1 Belgium Club Brugge
12 DF Jordan Teze 30 September 1999 (age 21) 3 0 Netherlands PSV
13 DF Danilho Doekhi 30 June 1998 (age 22) 4 0 Netherlands Vitesse
14 FW Justin Kluivert 5 May 1999 (age 21) 9 4 Germany RB Leipzig
15 DF Tyrell Malacia 17 August 1999 (age 21) 4 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
16 GK Justin Bijlow 22 January 1998 (age 23) 11 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
17 MF Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 5 April 2000 (age 21) 2 3 Netherlands Ajax
18 DF Jurriën Timber 17 June 2001 (age 19) 1 0 Netherlands Ajax
19 FW Brian Brobbey 1 February 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Netherlands Ajax
20 MF Abdou Harroui 13 January 1998 (age 23) 9 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
21 FW Javairô Dilrosun 22 June 1998 (age 22) 7 2 Germany Hertha BSC
22 MF Ludovit Reis 1 June 2000 (age 20) 8 0 Germany VfL Osnabrück
23 GK Maarten Paes 14 May 1998 (age 22) 5 0 Netherlands Utrecht

Recent call ups

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thijmen Nijhuis (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands FC Utrecht v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
GK Mike van de Meulenhof (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Netherlands PSV v.  Mexico, 31 May 2019INJ
GK Justin Bijlow (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27) 9 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Germany, 16 November 2018
DF Tyrell Malacia (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ
DF Armando Obispo (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Netherlands PSV v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
DF Kik Pierie (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25) 0 0 Netherlands Twente v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
DF Jordan Teze (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Netherlands PSV v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
DF Shaquille Pinas (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands Den Haag v.  United States, 24 March 2019PRE
DF Giovanni Troupée (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands Utrecht v.  United States, 24 March 2019PRE
MF Deroy Duarte (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
MF Mohamed Ihattaren (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Netherlands PSV v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
MF Jordy Wehrmann (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Mexico, 31 May 2019PRE
MF Teun Bijleveld (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands Heracles Almelo v.  Germany, 16 November 2018
MF Carel Eiting (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27) 3 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Germany, 16 November 2018PRE
FW Justin Kluivert (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 26) 9 4 Germany RB Leipzig v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019SEN
FW Cody Gakpo (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 26) 2 1 Netherlands PSV v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ
FW Jay-Roy Grot (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 27) 1 0 England Leeds United v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ
FW Mitchell van Bergen (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Netherlands Heerenveen v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE
FW Myron Boadu (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Netherlands AZ v.  Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ
FW Donyell Malen (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 26) 7 2 Netherlands PSV v.  Mexico, 31 May 2019
FW Ferdy Druijf (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands AZ v.  Mexico, 31 May 2019PRE
FW Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 27) 4 1 Germany Hertha BSC v.  United States, 24 March 2019INJ

INJ Withdrew due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SEN Accepted call up to senior team.

Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

Most capped players

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Arnold Bruggink is the most capped player for Jong Orange.
# Player Career Matches Goals
1 Arnold Bruggink 1995 – 1999 31 15
Leroy Fer 2009 – 2013 31 6
3 Daniël de Ridder 2004 – 2007 30 1
4 Niels Oude Kamphuis 1996 – 2000 28 2
5 Roy Makaay 1994 – 1998 27 15
Mark van Bommel 1996 – 2000 27 3
7 Kiki Musampa 1996 – 2000 25 8
Arnold Kruiswijk 2003 – 2007 25 0
9 Georginio Wijnaldum 2009 – 2013 24 10
10 Daley Blind 2009 – 2013 23 0
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2002 – 2006 23 18
Bram Nuytinck 2010 – 2013 23 2
Marco van Ginkel 2011 – 2014 23 4
Tonny Vilhena 2013 – 2016 23 4

Last updated: 29 May 2014

Most goals scored

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Huntelaar was the Golden Player and Top Scorer at the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship and he is the all-time top scorer for Jong Orange.
# Player Career Goals Matches Average
1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2002 – 2006 18 23 0.78
2 Roy Makaay 1994 – 1998 15 27 0.56
Arnold Bruggink 1995 – 1999 15 31 0.48
4 Género Zeefuik 2011 – 2012 10 12 0.83
Georginio Wijnaldum 2009 – 2013 10 24 0.42
6 Vincent Janssen 2014 – 2015 8 10 0.80
Kiki Musampa 1996 – 2000 8 25 0.32
8 Edwin Bakker 1984 – 1985 7 7 1.00
Ronald de Boer 1989 – 1992 7 9 0.78
Quincy Promes 2013 – 2014 7 10 0.70

Last updated: 17 November 2015

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