Netherlands national under-19 football team

Netherlands U-19
AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMartijn Reuser
FIFA codeNED
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The Netherlands national under-19 football team represents the Netherlands at this age level and is governed by the Royal Dutch Football Association. They compete in international competitions like the UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Tunisia 1977 did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad
Soviet Union 1985 did not qualify
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 5 Squad
Malaysia 1997 did not qualify
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001 Quarter-Finals 5 2 1 2 8 8 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2003 did not qualify
Netherlands 2005 Quarter-Finals 5 4 1 0 10 2 Squad
Canada 2007 did not qualify
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021 Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 To be determined
Total 4/25 17 8 4 5 30 20

UEFA European Under-18 Championship

UEFA U-18 Championship record Qualification
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
West Germany 1981 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 12 4
Finland 1982 Group stage 3 2 1 0 7 3 Squad 2 0 2 0 2 2
England 1983 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
Soviet Union 1984 2 0 0 2 2 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986 6 3 2 1 11 9
Czechoslovakia 1988 Quarterfinal 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad 6 2 3 1 5 3
Hungary 1990 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 6 13
Germany 1992 6 3 0 3 8 10
England 1993 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 8 Squad 4 3 1 0 6 2
Spain 1994 4th place 4 1 1 2 6 9 Squad 6 3 2 1 10 6
Greece 1995 4th place 4 2 0 2 10 11 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 7
France 1996 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 17 8
Iceland 1997 5 3 0 2 6 7
Cyprus 1998 2 1 0 1 12 2
Sweden 1999 8 6 0 2 18 4
Germany 2000 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 0 Squad 4 2 2 0 8 5
Finland 2001 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 11 9
Total 6/16 19 6 4 9 30 35 79 40 17 22 146 97

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA U-19 Championship record Qualification
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
Norway 2002 did not qualify 5 3 1 1 18 4
Liechtenstein 2003 6 2 3 1 11 6
Switzerland 2004 6 2 2 2 4 2
Northern Ireland 2005 6 4 0 2 13 5
Poland 2006 3 0 2 1 4 5
Austria 2007 6 4 0 2 8 4
Czech Republic 2008 6 2 2 2 8 8
Ukraine 2009 6 3 2 1 11 7
France 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 8 Squad 6 5 1 0 12 1
Romania 2011 did not qualify 6 3 2 1 9 3
Estonia 2012 6 4 1 1 10 7
Lithuania 2013 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 9 Squad 6 5 0 1 15 3
Hungary 2014 did not qualify 3 1 1 1 4 2
Greece 2015 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 6 5 1 0 18 2
Germany 2016 Group stage 4 1 0 3 8 11 Squad 6 4 2 0 16 3
Georgia (country) 2017 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 5 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 10 1
Finland 2018 did not qualify 6 3 1 2 14 9
Armenia 2019 6 4 1 1 16 4
Northern Ireland 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 3 3 0 0 15 2
Romania 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Slovakia 2022 did not qualify 3 3 0 0 13 1
Malta 2023 3 1 0 2 2 0
Northern Ireland 2024 6 4 0 2 13 5
Romania 2025 Champions 5 5 0 0 13 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 11 1
Wales 2026 to be determined to be determined
Czech Republic 2027
Bulgaria 2028
Netherlands 2029 Qualified Qualified
Total 56/21 22 10 2 10 37 36 122 75 24 23 255 85

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round Netherlands  4–0  Moldova Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
11:00 (12:00 IST)
  • Ünüvar 24' (pen.)
  • Emegha 27', 56' (pen.)
  • Simons 43'
Report Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round Netherlands  5–0  Cyprus Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
11:00 (12:00 IST)
Report Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round Netherlands  1–2  Serbia Yanmar Stadion, Almere
19:00
Report
Attendance: 984
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Players

Current squad

Players born in 2007 or after are eligible for selection.

The following players were selected for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Cyprus, Kazakhstan and Republic of Ireland on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025; respectively.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Republic of Ireland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Valentijn van der Velde (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 6 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
16 1GK Oier Zon (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 1 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
1GK Stijn Kuijsten (2007-07-11) 11 July 2007 0 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven

2 2DF Lyfe Oldenstam (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 6 0 Italian Football Federation Como
3 2DF Jinairo Johnson (2007-04-08) 8 April 2007 6 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
4 2DF Aaron Bouwman (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 7 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
5 2DF Lucas Jetten (2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 10 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
12 2DF Mylo van der Lans (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 3 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
15 2DF Giannino Vianello (2007-06-10) 10 June 2007 7 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Sparta Rotterdam
18 2DF Rivas Manuhutu (2007-07-02) 2 July 2007 5 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven

6 3MF Nassim El Harmouz (2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 5 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
7 3MF Luca Messori (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 7 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Ajax
8 3MF Joël van den Berg (2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 8 1 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
10 3MF Jim Koller (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 5 1 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
14 3MF Thijs Kraaijeveld (2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 4 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
19 3MF Tobias van den Elshout (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 5 4 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord
20 3MF Demiane Agustien (2007-07-28) 28 July 2007 6 2 The Football Association Arsenal

9 4FW Shane Kluivert (2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 8 1 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
11 4FW Ayodele Thomas (2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 7 2 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven
17 4FW Eser Gürbüz (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 6 2 Royal Dutch Football Association Heerenveen
21 4FW Manuel Bahaty (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 7 1 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Netherlands under-19 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Michael Bresser (2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 3 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  France, 14 October 2025
DF Viggo Plantinga (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 2 0 Netherlands Utrecht v.  France, 14 October 2025

MF Benjamin Khaderi (2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 2 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  France, 14 October 2025
MF Jaden de Guzmán (2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 0 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  France, 14 October 2025

FW Jesaja Mustapha (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 0 0 Netherlands NEC Nijmegen v.  France, 14 October 2025

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Netherlands' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor kwalificatietoernooi in eigen land" (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.