Netherlands Euro 2021 Lineup

Dutch selector Frank de Boer has announced the expanded list for the UEFA European Championship of 2021! It has been recently confirmed that Ryan Babel and Kevin Strootman won’t be playing for the team, alongside Virgil van Dijk who is recovering from a knee injury.

Instead of Dijk, a 19-year-old Ajax stopper Jurrien Timber who can also play on the position of the right back. Cody Gakpo (PSV from Eindhoveen) will replace Babel. 

The 26-year-old winger Anwar el Ghazi, who’s doing great at Aston Villa this season, is also on the list. El Ghazi has already scored 8 Premier League goals this season, which makes him a good candidate to make his first appearances for the national team since October 2015.

Romain Rick Karsdorp also returned to the team. He has managed to return to the national team for the first time since March 2017. 

The Netherlands will start preparations for the European Championship on May 24, and two days later, De Boer will shorten the list to the final 26 names. Before the tournament, they will play friendly matches with Scotland (June 2 in Portugal) and Georgia (June 6 of the same month in Enschede). 

The competition at the European Championship will start on June 13. They will play a match against Ukraine. Four days later, their opponent will be Austria, and in the last round, on June 21, Northern Macedonia.

The Dutch will play all the matches at the “Johan Cruyff” arena in Amsterdam. 

Goalkeepers: Marco Bizot (AZ Alkmaar), Jasper Cillessen (Valencia), Tim Krul (Norwich City), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax); 

Defense: Kenny Tete (Fulham), Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax), Denzel Dumfries (PSV Eindhoven), Hans Hatebur (Atalanta), Rick Karsdorp (Roma), Matthias de Ligt (Juventus), Jeremiah St. Just (Mainz), Jurien Timber (Ajax), Joel Weltman (Brighton), Stefan de Fry (Inter), Owen Weindal (AZ Alkmaar); 

Midfield: Donnie van de Beck (Manchester United), Ryan Gravenberg (Ajax), Frankie de Jong (Barcelona), Davy Klassen (Ajax), Tone Copmeiners (AZ Alkmaar), Martin de Ron (Atalanta), Tony Vilena (Krasnodar), Georgino Vajnaldum (Liverpool); 

Attack: Stephen Berguys (PSV Eindhoven), Stephen Bergwein (Tottenham), Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven), Luc de Jong (Sevilla), Doniel Malen (PSV Eindhoven), Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais) , Quincy Promes (Spartak Moscow), Vut Weghorst (Wolfsburg).