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.

Netherlands U21

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)
First colours Second colours
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

See the main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification

See the main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Group stage

See the main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4

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

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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kjell Scherpen	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000	4	0	Ajax
2	2DF	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998	11	2	Hertha BSC
3	2DF	Perr Schuurs	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999	11	0	Ajax
4	2DF	Sven Botman	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	3	0	Lille
5	2DF	Mitchel Bakker	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000	6	0	Paris Saint-Germain
6	3MF	Ferdi Kadioglu	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	14	1	Fenerbahçe
7	4FW	Cody Gakpo	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999	9	4	PSV
8	3MF	Teun Koopmeiners	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998	17	4	AZ
9	4FW	Myron Boadu	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001	6	6	AZ
10	3MF	Dani de Wit	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998	12	10	AZ
11	4FW	Noa Lang	(1999-06-17) 17 June 1999	6	1	Club Brugge
12	2DF	Jordan Teze	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999	3	0	PSV
13	2DF	Danilho Doekhi	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998	4	0	Vitesse
14	4FW	Justin Kluivert	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	9	4	RB Leipzig
15	2DF	Tyrell Malacia	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999	4	0	Feyenoord
16	1GK	Justin Bijlow	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998	11	0	Feyenoord
17	3MF	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000	2	3	Ajax
18	2DF	Jurriën Timber	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001	1	0	Ajax
19	4FW	Brian Brobbey	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002	0	0	Ajax
20	3MF	Abdou Harroui	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998	9	1	Sparta Rotterdam
21	4FW	Javairô Dilrosun	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998	7	2	Hertha BSC
22	3MF	Ludovit Reis	(2000-06-01) 1 June 2000	8	0	VfL Osnabrück
23	1GK	Maarten Paes	(1998-05-14) 14 May 1998	5	0	Utrecht

Recent call ups

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

  Still active players are highlighted

Most capped players

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	06
3	Daniël de Ridder	2004 – 2007	30	01
4	Niels Oude Kamphuis	1996 – 2000	28	02
5	Roy Makaay	1994 – 1998	27	15
	Mark van Bommel	1996 – 2000	27	03
7	Kiki Musampa	1996 – 2000	25	08
	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
	Tonny Vilhena	2013 – 2016	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 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	08	10	0.80
	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

Related pages

• Netherlands national football team

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