Netherlands national under-21 football team

Netherlands U21

Nickname(s)

Jong Oranje (Young Orange)

Association

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond

Head coach

Fred Grim

Captain

vacant

Most caps

Arnold Bruggink & Leroy Fer (31)

Top scorer

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (18)

First colours

Second colours

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

6 (First in 1988)

Best result

Winner (2006, 2007)

The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Dutch Under-21 team was formed. The team did not have a very good record, failing to qualify for nine of the fifteen tournaments. The team did not enter for the 1978 competition, but since then has reached the semi-finals twice, and qualified for the last eight on three other occasions.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, the Netherlands' record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. The first competitive match was in the "Under-23 Challenge", a match which they lost. The team qualified for the last eight of each of the three U-23 tournaments.

In 2006 the Netherlands national under-21 football team of coach Foppe de Haan won the 2006 European Under-21 Championship. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar became top scorer and player of the tournament with four goals, and also broke the all-time goalscoring record of 15 goals previously held by Roy Makaay and Arnold Jan Bruggink, in his last match with the team as he pushed this record to 18 goals. The following year, Netherlands national under-21 football team successfully defended their title by winning the 2007 European Under-21 Championship in the final against Serbia with 4–1. Maceo Rigters was the top scorer of the competition with four goals and Royston Drenthe was the Player of the Tournament. The win meant that the Netherlands qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team failed to qualify for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship, after losing out to Switzerland in their final qualifying match.

UEFA U-23 Championship record

The Netherlands were randomly chosen to play cards Bulgaria for the title in a one-off match in Sofia, which the Netherlands lost.

17 April 1968: Bulgaria 3–1 Netherlands.
1972: Losing quarter-finalists.
1974: Losing quarter-finalists.
1976: Losing semi-finalists.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Serbia and the Netherlands enter on to the field for the final of the 2007 tournament.

1978: Did not enter.
1980: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1984: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1986: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1988: Losing semi-finalists.
1990: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
1992: Losing quarter-finalists.
1994: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
1996: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
1998: Fourth.
2000: Finished 3rd of 4 in finals group. Joint fifth.
2002: Lost in playoff.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2006: Winners
2007: Winners
2009: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2011: Lost in Playoff against Ukraine.
2013: Semi Finals
2015: Did not qualify.

Notable players

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996

2000
2004
2008	Quarter Finals	7th	4	1	2	1	4	4
2012	Did Not Qualify
2016	Did Not Qualify
Total	1/6	0 Medals	4	1	2	1	4	4

Results and fixtures 2014–2017

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9	Final tournament
2	Netherlands	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	9	Possible Play-offs
3	Belarus	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	7
4	Turkey	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
5	Cyprus (E)	5	0	1	4	2	12	−10	1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated.

4 September 2015	Netherlands	4 – 0	Cyprus	Deventer, Netherlands
18:30 CET	Hateboer 4' Janssen 23', 66' Bazoer 53'	Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

8 September 2015	Turkey	0 – 1	Netherlands	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET		Report	Boëtius 35'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

11 October 2015	Netherlands	1 – 3	Slovakia	Nijmegen, Netherlands
14:30 CET	Janssen 16'	Report	Chrien 44' Škriniar 64' Bero 69'	Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)

12 November 2015	Netherlands	1 – 0	Belarus	Tilburg, Netherlands
18:30 CET	Janssen 25'	Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Referee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

17 November 2015	Slovakia	4 – 2	Netherlands	Myjava, Slovakia
18:00 CET	Mihalík 50' Rusnák 64' Chrien 83' Zreľák 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Janssen 16', 23'	Stadium: Stadium Myjava Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

2015 Toulon Tournament

Main article: 2015 Toulon Tournament

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	12	Advance to final
2	United States	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6	Advance to third-place playoff
3	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	9	10	−1	6
4	Costa Rica	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4
5	Qatar	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1

First match(es) will be played on 27 May 2015. Source: festival-foot-espoirs.com
(H) Host.

27 May 2015 (2015-05-27)	Netherlands	3 – 2	Costa Rica	Toulon, France
17:00 CEST	El Ghazi 3' Vloet 6', 32'		Ramírez 39', 58'	Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)

29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)	United States	3 – 1	Netherlands	Hyères, France
17:00 CEST	Kiesewetter 19' Hernández 24' Packwood 43'		Darri 9'	Stadium: Stade Perruc Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)	Netherlands	5 – 1	Qatar	Saint-Raphaël, France
19:00 CEST	Hateboer 23' van Overbeek 49' Rayhi 50' Janssen 52', 74'		Al Yahri 78'	Stadium: Stade Louis Hon Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

4 June 2015 (2015-06-04)	France	4 – 0	Netherlands	Toulon, France
19:00 CEST	Habran 18' Kaabouni 48' (pen.) N'Nomo 53' Crivelli 73'			Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Oscar Macias Romo (Mexico)

Other fixtures

Friendly matches

13 November 2014	Germany	3 – 1	Netherlands	Ingolstadt, Germany
18:00	Younes 11' Heintz 22' Meyer 38'		Boëtius 79'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

30 March 2015	France	4 – 1	Netherlands	Sedan, France
21:00	Benzia 17' (pen.) Martial 56' (pen.), 64' Tolisso 73' (pen.)		Menig 69'	Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Belarus and Slovakia on 12 and 17 November 2015. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals updated as 17 November 2015.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mickey van der Hart	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994	9	0	PEC Zwolle
16	1GK	Maarten de Fockert	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995	1	0	Heerenveen
	1GK	Joël Drommel	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996	0	0	Twente

5	2DF	Nathan Aké	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995	18	2	Watford
4	2DF	Karim Rekik	(1994-12-02) 2 December 1994	11	1	Olympique Marseille
	2DF	Sven van Beek	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994	10	0	Feyenoord
2	2DF	Joshua Brenet	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994	8	0	PSV
12	2DF	Hans Hateboer	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994	6	2	Groningen
3	2DF	Derrick Luckassen	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995	7	0	AZ
	2DF	Peet Bijen	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	4	0	Twente
13	2DF	Jordy de Wijs	(1995-01-08) 8 January 1995	3	0	PSV
15	2DF	Kevin Diks	(1996-10-06) 6 October 1996	0	0	Vitesse

8	3MF	Tonny Vilhena	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995	22	4	Feyenoord
14	3MF	Joris van Overeem	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994	8	0	AZ
10	3MF	Thom Haye	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	7	0	AZ
6	3MF	Jorrit Hendrix	(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995	7	0	PSV
17	3MF	Dabney dos Santos	(1996-07-21) 21 July 1996	0	0	AZ

7	4FW	Jean-Paul Boëtius	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994	16	3	Basel
9	4FW	Vincent Janssen	(1994-06-15) 15 June 1994	10	8	AZ
11	4FW	Ricardo Kishna	(1995-01-04) 4 January 1995	7	0	Lazio
	4FW	Queensy Menig	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995	3	1	PEC Zwolle
	4FW	Gyliano van Velzen	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994	1	0	Volendam
18	4FW	Sam Hendriks	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995	1	0	Ajax

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called and remain eligible. Players have to be born after 01.01.1994.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hidde Jurjus	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994	0	0	De Graafschap	v. Turkey, 9 September 2015
GK	Jesse Bertrams	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994	2	0	PSV	v. France, 5 June 2015
GK	Timo Plattel	(1994-03-12) 12 March 1994	2	0	Twente	v. France, 5 June 2015

DF	Wesley Hoedt	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994	1	0	Lazio	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
DF	Jerry St. Juste	(1996-10-19) 19 October 1996	0	0	Heerenveen	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
DF	Bas Kuipers	(1994-08-17) 17 August 1994	3	0	Excelsior	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
DF	Rick Karsdorp	(1995-02-11) 11 February 1995	2	0	Feyenoord	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
DF	Terence Kongolo	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994	6	1	Feyenoord	v. France, 30 March 2015
DF	Jeff Hardeveld	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995	1	0	Utrecht	v. France, 30 March 2015
DF	Kenny Tete	(1995-10-09) 9 October 1995	1	0	Ajax	v. France, 30 March 2015
DF	Lucas Woudenberg	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994	1	0	NEC	v. France, 30 March 2015
DF	Joost van Aken	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994	2	0	Heerenveen	v. France, 30 March 2015
DF	Wessel Dammers	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995	1	0	Cambuur	v. Germany, 13 November 2014
DF	Jetro Willems	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994	5	0	PSV	v. Portugal, 14 October 2014

MF	Daley Sinkgraven	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995	4	0	Ajax	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
MF	Riechedly Bazoer	(1996-10-12) 12 October 1996	2	1	Ajax	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
MF	Danny Bakker	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995	2	0	ADO Den Haag	v. Turkey, 9 September 2015
MF	Mohamed Rayhi	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994	4	1	NEC	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Jelle van der Heyden	(1995-08-31) 31 August 1995	3	0	Twente	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Rai Vloet	(1995-05-08) 8 May 1995	3	2	PSV	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Clint Leemans	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995	5	0	PSV	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Sean Klaiber	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994	4	0	Utrecht	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Django Warmerdam	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995	4	0	Ajax	v. France, 5 June 2015
MF	Yassin Ayoub	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994	4	0	Utrecht	v. France, 30 March 2015
MF	Kyle Ebecilio	(1994-02-17) 17 February 1994	9	0	Nottingham Forest	v. Portugal, 14 October 2014

FW	Mimoun Mahi	(1994-03-13) 13 March 1994	2	0	Groningen	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
FW	Sheraldo Becker	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	0	0	PEC Zwolle	v. Slovakia, 11 October 2015
FW	Oussama Tannane	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994	1	0	Heracles	v. Turkey, 9 September 2015
FW	Brahim Darri	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	3	1	Heracles	v. France, 5 June 2015
FW	Elvio van Overbeek	(1994-01-11) 11 January 1994	3	1	Go Ahead Eagles	v. France, 5 June 2015
FW	Anwar El Ghazi	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995	7	1	Ajax	v. France, 5 June 2015
FW	Memphis Depay	(1994-02-13) 13 February 1994	7	0	Manchester United	v. Luxembourg, 9 September 2013

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted

Most capped players

Arnold Bruggink is the most capped player for Young Orange.

#	Player	Career	Matches	Goals
1	Arnold Bruggink	1995 - 1999	31	15
1	Leroy Fer	2009 - 2013	31	06
3	Daniël de Ridder	2004 - 2007	30	01
4	Niels Oude Kamphuis	1996 - 2000	28	02
5	Roy Makaay	1994 - 1998	27	15
5	Mark van Bommel	1996 - 2000	27	03
7	Kiki Musampa	1996 - 2000	25	08
7	Arnold Kruiswijk	2003 - 2007	25	00
9	Georginio Wijnaldum	2009 - 2013	24	10
10	Daley Blind	2009 - 2013	23	00
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2002 - 2006	23	18
	Bram Nuytinck	2010 - 2013	23	02
	Marco van Ginkel	2011 - 2014	23	04

Last updated: 29 May 2014

Most goals scored

Huntelaar was the Golden Player and Top Scorer at the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship and he is the all-time top scorer for Young 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
2	Arnold Bruggink	1995 - 1999	15	31	0,48
4	Género Zeefuik	2011 - 2012	10	12	0,83
4	Georginio Wijnaldum	2009 - 2013	10	24	0,42
6	Vincent Janssen	2014 -	08	10	0,80
6	Kiki Musampa	1996 - 2000	08	25	0,32
8	Edwin Bakker	1984 - 1985	07	07	1,00
	Ronald de Boer	1989 - 1992	07	09	0,78
	Quincy Promes	2013 - 2014	07	10	0,70

Last updated: 17 November 2015

Sources/External links

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
Official KNVB U-21 site in Dutch

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Football in the Netherlands

Overview

International

Men	Netherlands U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 Variants (Beach Futsal)

Women	Netherlands women

Leagues

Men	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (from 2016) Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse Zesde Klasse (defunct) Zevende Klasse (defunct)

Women	Eredivisie BeNe League (with Belgium, 2012–2015) Topklasse Hoofdklasse

Cups

Men	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield KNVB Amateur Cup KNVB District Cup KNVB Reserve Cup

Women	KNVB Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with Belgium)

Others

National under-21 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

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