Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team are the under-21s of the Netherlands. It is currently controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Jong Oranje (Young Orange) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond | ||
| Head coach | Erwin van de Looi | ||
| Captain | Teun Koopmeiners | ||
| Most caps | Arnold Bruggink & Leroy Fer (31) | ||
| Top scorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (18) | ||
| Home stadium | De Vijverberg (12,600) | ||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1988) | ||
| Best result | Winner (2006, 2007) | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
| 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
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Main page: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Group stage
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Players
Current squad
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.
Recent call ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Thijmen Nijhuis | 25 July 1998
(aged 27) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px FC Utrecht | v. |
| GK | Mike van de Meulenhof | 11 May 1999
(aged 26) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px PSV | v. |
| GK | Justin Bijlow | 22 January 1998
(aged 27) |
9 | 0 | 23x15px Feyenoord | v. 22x20px Germany, 16 November 2018 |
| DF | Tyrell Malacia | 17 August 1999
(aged 26) |
1 | 0 | 23x15px Feyenoord | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ |
| DF | Armando Obispo | 5 March 1999
(aged 26) |
1 | 0 | 23x15px PSV | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| DF | Kik Pierie | 20 July 2000
(aged 25) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px Twente | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| DF | Jordan Teze | 30 September 1999
(aged 26) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px PSV | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| DF | Shaquille Pinas | 19 March 1998
(aged 27) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px Den Haag | v. 22x20px United States, 24 March 2019PRE |
| DF | Giovanni Troupée | 20 March 1998
(aged 27) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px Utrecht | v. 22x20px United States, 24 March 2019PRE |
| MF | Deroy Duarte | 4 July 1999
(aged 26) |
1 | 0 | 23x15px Sparta Rotterdam | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| MF | Mohamed Ihattaren | 12 February 2002
(aged 23) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px PSV | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| MF | Jordy Wehrmann | 25 March 1999
(aged 26) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px Feyenoord | v. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, 31 May 2019PRE |
| MF | Teun Bijleveld | 27 May 1998
(aged 27) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px Heracles Almelo | v. 22x20px Germany, 16 November 2018 |
| MF | Carel Eiting | 11 February 1998
(aged 27) |
3 | 0 | 23x15px Ajax | v. 22x20px Germany, 16 November 2018PRE |
| FW | Justin Kluivert | 5 May 1999
(aged 26) |
9 | 4 | 23x15px RB Leipzig | v. |
| FW | Cody Gakpo | 7 May 1999
(aged 26) |
2 | 1 | 23x15px PSV | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ |
| FW | Jay-Roy Grot | 13 March 1998
(aged 27) |
1 | 0 | 23x15px Leeds United | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ |
| FW | Mitchell van Bergen | 27 August 1999
(aged 26) |
1 | 0 | 23x15px Heerenveen | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019PRE |
| FW | Myron Boadu | 14 January 2001
(aged 25) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px AZ | v. File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, 10 September 2019INJ |
| FW | Donyell Malen | 19 January 1999
(aged 26) |
7 | 2 | 23x15px PSV | v. |
| FW | Ferdy Druijf | 12 February 1998
(aged 27) |
0 | 0 | 23x15px AZ | v. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, 31 May 2019PRE |
| FW | Javairô Dilrosun | 22 June 1998
(aged 27) |
4 | 1 | 23x15px Hertha BSC | v. 22x20px United States, 24 March 2019INJ |
INJ Withdrew due to injury. | ||||||
Individual all-time records
Still active players are highlighted
Most capped players
File:Arnold Bruggink P1000206.JPG
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
File:Huntelaar Netherlands.jpg
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
Related pages
Other websites
- 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