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) | ||
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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 | |||||||
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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
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 17 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
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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
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 |
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1 | GK | Kjell Scherpen | 23 January 2000 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | 11 March 1998 | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Perr Schuurs | 26 November 1999 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Sven Botman | 12 January 2000 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Mitchel Bakker | 20 June 2000 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Ferdi Kadioglu | 7 October 1999 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Cody Gakpo | 7 May 1999 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Teun Koopmeiners | 28 February 1998 | 17 | 4 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Myron Boadu | 14 January 2001 | 6 | 6 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Dani de Wit | 28 January 1998 | 12 | 10 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Noa Lang | 17 June 1999 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Jordan Teze | 30 September 1999 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Danilho Doekhi | 30 June 1998 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Justin Kluivert | 5 May 1999 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Tyrell Malacia | 17 August 1999 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Justin Bijlow | 22 January 1998 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 5 April 2000 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Jurriën Timber | 17 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Brian Brobbey | 1 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Abdou Harroui | 13 January 1998 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Javairô Dilrosun | 22 June 1998 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Ludovit Reis | 1 June 2000 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Maarten Paes | 14 May 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Thijmen Nijhuis | 25 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Mike van de Meulenhof | 11 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Justin Bijlow | 22 January 1998 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Tyrell Malacia | 17 August 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Armando Obispo | 5 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kik Pierie | 20 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jordan Teze | 30 September 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Shaquille Pinas | 19 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Giovanni Troupée | 20 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Deroy Duarte | 4 July 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mohamed Ihattaren | 12 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jordy Wehrmann | 25 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Teun Bijleveld | 27 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Carel Eiting | 11 February 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Justin Kluivert | 5 May 1999 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Cody Gakpo | 7 May 1999 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Jay-Roy Grot | 13 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Mitchell van Bergen | 27 August 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Myron Boadu | 14 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Donyell Malen | 19 January 1999 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Ferdy Druijf | 12 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Javairô Dilrosun | 22 June 1998 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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INJ Withdrew due to injury. |
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 |
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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

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 |
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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
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