Gjivai Zekiel in action against Sweden. – Photo: KNVB Media
Jong Oranje coach Michael Reiziger includes one debutant in his 23-man selection. Couhaib Driouech from PSV is new to the Dutch Juniors. The Dutch Juniors will practice against two European Championship participants in November. Host nation of the 2025 European Championship Slovakia and the winner of the last European Under-21 Championship England are the upcoming opponents. The Dutch Juniors will visit Slovakia on Thursday, November 14 and will host England in Almere on Monday, November 18.
Jong Oranje coach Michael Reiziger says the following about the upcoming international matches and his selection: ”Of course we look back on the European Championship qualifying series with a very good feeling. With 30 out of 10 we can be proud of what we have achieved, but from now on we look forward to the 2025 European Championship in Slovakia. With European Championship host country Slovakia and reigning champion England, we have found two great opponents to practice against in November. There is one newcomer to discover in our selection for the start of our practice campaign towards the European Championships. This is PSV player Couhaib Driouech. Couhaib Driouech previously played youth matches for Morocco, but because he was born in the Netherlands he was also allowed to play for us. We are of course very happy that Couhaib is making the switch and welcome him to our selection with open arms.”
Selection Young Orange
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Youri Baas | Ajax |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | Ajax |
| Kenneth Taylor | Ajax |
| Ian Maatsen | Aston Villa |
| Maxim Covers | THE |
| Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro | THE |
| Bjorn Meijer | Club Bruges |
| Calvin Raatsie | Excelsior |
| Thom van Bergen | FC Groningen |
| Max Bruns | FC Twente |
| Youri Reigns | FC Twente |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | FC Twente |
| Noah Ohio | FC Utrecht |
| Jjivai Zechiël | Feyenoord |
| Myron van Brederode | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Tyrese Asante | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Sontje Hansen | N.E.C. |
| Robin Roefs | N.E.C. |
| Ezekiel Banzuzi | OH Leuven |
| Couhaib Driouech | PSV |
| Ryan Flamingo | PSV |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | Rangers FC |
| Million Manhoef | Stoke City FC |
Players born after January 1, 2002 are eligible to be called up for the Dutch Juniors.
The Dutch Juniors go to Slovakia and Almere
The Dutch Juniors will play a practice match against Young England on Monday, November 18. The match will be played in the Yanmar Stadium of Almere City FC. The kick-off of this top bill is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Before the meeting against England, the Dutch Juniors will play a practice match. This is in and against Slovakia. Michael Reiziger’s team is now visiting the country where the final tournament is being organised. The match against Slovakia will be played on Thursday, November 14 and the kick-off is at 5:30 PM. The venue of Slovakia – Netherlands is the MŠK Žilina Stadium. Žilina is one of the playing locations of the 2025 European Championship.
EC 2025 in Slovakia
Immediately victory over Sweden the Dutch Juniors concluded the European Championship qualifying cycle in October with an unprecedented tenth win from ten games. Internationally, this had only happened three times before by an Under 21 team (Spain, Portugal and Germany). Slovakia organizes have EC 2025. Sixteen countries are participating in the tournament and it will be held from June 11 to 28. The draw for the European Championships is on December 3 in Bratislava.
