Netherlands national under-21 football team
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Nickname(s) | Jong Oranje (Young Orange) | ||
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Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond | ||
Head coach | Art Langeler | ||
Captain | Karim Rekik | ||
Most caps | Arnold Bruggink & Leroy Fer (31) | ||
Top scorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (18) | ||
Home stadium |
Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel (11,000) AFAS Stadion (17.023) | ||
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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

- 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: Did not qualify. Lost in playoff against England..
- 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: Did not qualify. Lost in playoff against Ukraine.
- 2013: Semi Finals
- 2015: Did not qualify.
Notable players
Olympic Games
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Quarter Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
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Total | 1/6 | 0 Medals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
Results and fixtures 2014–2017
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 19 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 4 |
4 September 2015 | Netherlands ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Deventer, Netherlands |
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18:30 CET | Hateboer ![]() Janssen ![]() Bazoer ![]() |
Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland) |
8 September 2015 | Turkey ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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18:45 CET | Report | Boëtius ![]() |
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
11 October 2015 | Netherlands ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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14:30 CET | Janssen ![]() |
Report | Chrien ![]() Škriniar ![]() Bero ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel) |
12 November 2015 | Netherlands ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
Tilburg, Netherlands |
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18:30 CET | Janssen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Referee: Anatolii Zhabchenko (Ukraine) |
17 November 2015 | Slovakia ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
Myjava, Slovakia |
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18:00 CET | Mihalík ![]() Rusnák ![]() Chrien ![]() Zreľák ![]() |
Report | Janssen ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium Myjava Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
2 September 2016 | Belarus ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
Minsk, Belarus |
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17:15 CET | Savitski ![]() |
Report | El Ghazi ![]() Luckassen ![]() |
Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
6 October 2016 | Netherlands ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
Alkmaar, Netherlands |
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18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
11 October 2016 | Cyprus ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
Larnaca, Cyprus |
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16:00 CET | N. Ioannou ![]() |
Report | van de Beek ![]() Bergwijn ![]() Bazoer ![]() |
Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia) |
2015 Toulon Tournament
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Advance to third-place playoff |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
27 May 2015 | Netherlands ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Toulon, France |
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17:00 CEST | El Ghazi ![]() Vloet ![]() |
Ramírez ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) |
29 May 2015 | United States ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Hyères, France |
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17:00 CEST | Kiesewetter ![]() Hernández ![]() Packwood ![]() |
Darri ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Perruc Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) |
31 May 2015 | Netherlands ![]() |
5 – 1 | ![]() |
Saint-Raphaël, France |
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19:00 CEST | Hateboer ![]() van Overbeek ![]() Rayhi ![]() Janssen ![]() |
Al Yahri ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Louis Hon Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
4 June 2015 | France ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Toulon, France |
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19:00 CEST | Habran ![]() Kaabouni ![]() N'Nomo ![]() Crivelli ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Oscar Macias Romo (Mexico) |
Other fixtures
Friendly matches
13 November 2014 | Germany ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Ingolstadt, Germany |
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18:00 | Younes ![]() Heintz ![]() Meyer ![]() |
Boëtius ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
30 March 2015 | France ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
Sedan, France |
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21:00 | Benzia ![]() Martial ![]() Tolisso ![]() |
Menig ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
25 March 2016 | Norway ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
La Manga, Spain |
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17:30 | El Ghazi ![]() |
Stadium: La Manga Stadium |
28 March 2016 | Netherlands ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
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17:30 | Vermeij ![]() |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
15 November 2016 | Netherlands ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Doetinchem, Netherlands |
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17:30 | Živković ![]() |
Iuri Medeiros ![]() |
Stadium: De Vijverberg |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Portugal on 15 November 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
Caps and goals updated as 15 November 2016.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Hidde Jurjus | 9 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Joël Drommel | 16 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Wesley Hoedt | 6 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Jaïro Riedewald | 9 September 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Kevin Diks | 6 October 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Jerry St. Juste | 19 October 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Damian van Bruggen | 18 March 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Denzel Dumfries | 18 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Terry Lartey Sanniez | 10 August 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Joris van Overeem | 1 June 1994 | 11 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Riechedly Bazoer | 12 October 1996 | 5 | 2 | ![]() | |
MF | Patrick Joosten | 14 April 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Vito van Crooy | 29 January 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Gervane Kastaneer | 9 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Thomas Ouwejan | 24 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Vincent Vermeij | 9 August 1994 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | |
FW | Richairo Živković | 5 September 1996 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Maarten de Fockert | 20 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Mickey van der Hart | 13 June 1994 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Jesse Bertrams | 22 December 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Timo Plattel | 12 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lucas Woudenberg | 25 April 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kenny Tete | 9 October 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | 2 January 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Nathan Aké | 18 February 1995 | 22 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Karim Rekik | 2 December 1994 | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Joshua Brenet | 20 March 1994 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Hans Hateboer | 9 January 1994 | 8 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Derrick Luckassen | 3 July 1995 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Rick Karsdorp | 11 February 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Terence Kongolo | 14 February 1994 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Peet Bijen | 28 January 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jordy de Wijs | 8 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Bas Kuipers | 17 August 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jeff Hardeveld | 27 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Joost van Aken | 13 May 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Wessel Dammers | 1 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jetro Willems | 30 March 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Donny van de Beek | 18 April 1997 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Yassin Ayoub | 6 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dabney dos Santos | 21 July 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Tonny Vilhena | 3 January 1995 | 23 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Bart Ramselaar | 29 June 1996 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Thom Haye | 9 February 1995 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Kingsley Ehizibue | 25 May 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Danny Bakker | 16 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Daley Sinkgraven | 4 July 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jorrit Hendrix | 6 February 1995 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mohamed Rayhi | 1 July 1994 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Jelle van der Heyden | 31 August 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Rai Vloet | 8 May 1995 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Clint Leemans | 15 September 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Sean Klaiber | 31 July 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Django Warmerdam | 2 September 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Kyle Ebecilio | 17 February 1994 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Steven Bergwijn | 8 October 1997 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Oussama Idrissi | 26 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Jean-Paul Boëtius | 22 March 1994 | 18 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Anwar El Ghazi | 3 May 1995 | 11 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Ricardo Kishna | 4 January 1995 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Queensy Menig | 19 August 1995 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Gyliano van Velzen | 14 April 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Vincent Janssen | 15 June 1994 | 10 | 8 | ![]() |
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FW | Sam Hendriks | 25 January 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Mimoun Mahi | 13 March 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Sheraldo Becker | 9 February 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Brahim Darri | 14 September 1994 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Elvio van Overbeek | 11 January 1994 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Memphis Depay | 13 February 1994 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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Individual all-time records
Most capped playersArnold Bruggink is the most capped player for Young Orange.
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.
Last updated: 17 November 2015 See also
Sources/External links
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