Netherlands national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national under-19 football team.

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.

Netherlands U-19

Association	Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Martijn Reuser
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1977	did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	7	5	Squad
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
2003	did not qualify
2005	Quarter-Finals	5	4	1	0	10	2	Squad
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025
Total	4/24	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
1981	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	12	4
1982	Group stage	3	2	1	0	7	3	Squad		2	0	2	0	2	2
1983	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	1	2
1984										2	0	0	2	2	4
1986										6	3	2	1	11	9
1988	Quarterfinal	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad		6	2	3	1	5	3
1990	Did not qualify									6	1	2	3	6	13
1992										6	3	0	3	8	10
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	2
1994	4th place	4	1	1	2	6	9	Squad		6	3	2	1	10	6
1995	4th place	4	2	0	2	10	11	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	7
1996	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	17	8
1997										5	3	0	2	6	7
1998										2	1	0	1	12	2
1999										8	6	0	2	18	4
2000	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	0	Squad		4	2	2	0	8	5
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
2002	did not qualify									5	3	1	1	18	4
2003										6	2	3	1	11	6
2004										6	2	2	2	4	2
2005										6	4	0	2	13	5
2006										3	0	2	1	4	5
2007										6	4	0	2	8	4
2008										6	2	2	2	8	8
2009										6	3	2	1	11	7
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	Squad		6	5	1	0	12	1
2011	did not qualify									6	3	2	1	9	3
2012										6	4	1	1	10	7
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	9	Squad		6	5	0	1	15	3
2014	did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	2
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		6	5	1	0	18	2
2016	Group stage	4	1	0	3	8	11	Squad		6	4	2	0	16	3
2017	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	10	1
2018	did not qualify									6	3	1	2	14	9
2019										6	4	1	1	16	4
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic									3	3	0	0	15	2
2021										Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	did not qualify									3	3	0	0	13	1
2023										3	1	0	2	2	0
2024										6	4	0	2	13	5
2025	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	11	1
2026	to be determined									to be determined
2027
Total	56/21	22	10	2	10	37	36	—		122	75	24	23	255	85

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Netherlands  v  Moldova

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)

Netherlands  v  Cyprus

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)	De Jong 19', 29' Kotsonis 40' (o.g.) Van Brederode 57' Simons 59'	Report		Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Israel  v  Netherlands

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Qualifying round	Israel	1–4	Netherlands	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel
16:00 (17:00 IST)	Ibrahim Salman 36'	Report	Jimenez 11' Emegha 45+3' Simons 54' (pen.) De Jong 66'	Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Netherlands  v  Serbia

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Netherlands	1–2	Serbia	Yanmar Stadion, Almere
19:00	Ohio 39' (pen.)	Report	Lazetić 24' Ratkov 77'	Attendance: 984 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Netherlands  v  Norway

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Netherlands	1–1	Norway	Sportcomplex Varkenoord, Rotterdam
16:00	Caschili 9'	Report	Schjelderup 62'	Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Ukraine  v  Netherlands

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round	Ukraine	2–1	Netherlands	Sportcomplex Varkenoord, Rotterdam
19:00	Kozik 55' Popov 90'	Report	Poku 15'	Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Players

Current squad

Players born in 2007 or after are eligible for selection.

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Wales and France on 11 and 14 October 2025; respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2025, after the match against England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Valentijn van der Velde	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Ajax
	1GK	Stijn Kuijsten	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007 (age 18)	0	0	PSV Eindhoven
	1GK	Oier Zon	(2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Feyenoord
	2DF	Lucas Jetten	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Ajax
	2DF	Michael Bresser	(2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 (age 18)	3	0	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Rivas Manuhutu	(2007-07-02) 2 July 2007 (age 18)	3	0	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Lyfe Oldenstam	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Como
	2DF	Giannino Vianello	(2007-06-10) 10 June 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Sparta Rotterdam
	2DF	Aaron Bouwman	(2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Ajax
	2DF	Jinairo Johnson	(2007-04-08) 8 April 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Ajax
	2DF	Viggo Plantinga	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Utrecht
	3MF	Demiane Agustien	(2007-07-28) 28 July 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Arsenal
	3MF	Thijs Kraaijeveld	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Feyenoord
	3MF	Joël van den Berg	(2007-02-11) 11 February 2007 (age 18)	3	0	PSV Eindhoven
	3MF	Benjamin Khaderi	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 (age 18)	2	0	PSV Eindhoven
	3MF	Luca Messori	(2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Ajax
	3MF	Jaden de Guzmán	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	PSV Eindhoven
	3MF	Nassim El Harmouz	(2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Feyenoord
	3MF	Tobias van den Elshout	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Feyenoord
	4FW	Shane Kluivert	(2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Barcelona
	4FW	Manuel Bahaty	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18)	2	0	PSV Eindhoven
	4FW	Ayodele Thomas	(2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 (age 18)	2	0	PSV Eindhoven
	4FW	Jesaja Mustapha	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	NEC Nijmegen

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

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Angola	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brazil	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ethiopia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	17	8	4	5	30	20	+10	047.06