Future Stars: Three young Dutchmen in Manchester. Kongolo, Dilrosun and Fosu Mensah
Posted by Michael Bell on February 5th, 2015 06:39 PM | No Comment
Netherlands academies are seen as some of the best in world football, but sometimes young talent are snatched by big clubs before they can break into the first team. Michael Bell looks at Timothy Fosu Mensah, Rodney Kongolo and Javairo ...
Five young centre backs proving future of Oranje defence is bright
Posted by admin on January 28th, 2015 05:44 PM | No Comment
Netherlands academy's may be famed for constantly producing world class attacking footballers while the national teams defence struggles, but there are are a number of talented centre backs coming through who are looking to buck that trend.
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Rubio Rubin: USA’s next star in the Eredivisie
Posted by Chaka Simbeye on December 28th, 2014 02:43 PM | No Comment
Rubio Rubin has been impressing for Utrecht going into the Eredivisie winter break and is primed and ready to take the reins in the side after top scorer Ruud Boymans’ injury.
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Rubio Rubin has ended his ...
Young Dutchman Mink Peeters settling in at Real Madrid
Posted by admin on November 24th, 2014 05:15 PM | 1 Comment
After swapping Ajax for Real Madrid, Netherlands U17 international Mink Peeters is almost set to make his debut in Spain.
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Peeters move from Ajax to Real Madrid was confirmed in September, but due to a bureaucratic ...
Spotlight on Luc Castaignos: Time to Forget Inter Milan and move abroad
Posted by admin on November 24th, 2014 12:31 PM | No Comment
On Sunday Luc Castaignos reached the milestone of fifty career Eredivisie goals and it appears the FC Twente striker is now ready to fulfill his vast potential.
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Young players in Netherlands are constantly warned about the ...
First Look: Netherlands new generation of strikers
Posted by admin on November 19th, 2014 08:45 PM | 4 Comments
Football-Oranje takes a look at the next generation of Dutch strikers who will look to replace Robin van Persie and Klaas Jan Huntelaar in the Netherlands national team over the coming years.
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Huntelaar and Van Persie are both ...
Spotlight on Jetro Willems: Now ready to be Netherlands number one Left Back
Posted by admin on November 9th, 2014 12:29 PM | 1 Comment
Back in Netherlands national team and on top form, PSV Eindhoven left back Jetro Willems is finally showing his immense potential.
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Most footballers can only dream of representing their nation at a major tournament aged 18, ...
Spotlight On Sven van Beek: Feyenoord’s defensive rock
Posted by Bas Vos on November 6th, 2014 10:54 PM | 1 Comment
Sven van Beek's first season as a regular starter with Feyenoord is going great for the 22-year-old defender, who is showing great potential.
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Van Beek, who was born in Gouda on 28 July, 1994, first played ...
Spotlight on Tommy Oar: Utrecht’s wing wizard
Posted by Mark Thompson on November 6th, 2014 10:31 PM | No Comment
Tommy Oar, the FC Utrecht winger has been the undoubted star for his side in recent times. The exciting Australian has been a thorn in many a defenders side as he develops into one of the most promising attacking talents ...
Spotlight On Jorrit Hendrix: PSV’s latest young star
Posted by Chaka Simbeye on November 5th, 2014 09:55 AM | No Comment
Jorrit Hendrix is newest face in PSV’s team straight out of the academy and his diversity and brilliant understanding of the game have made him a constant in PSV’s team this season as they have made a brilliant start to ...
Spotlight On: Arkadiusz Milik
Posted by David Lee Wheatley on November 2nd, 2014 06:08 PM | No Comment
Young loanee Arkadiusz Milik has all the right tools to succeed at the very highest level and reigning Eredivisie champions Ajax hope he'll stick around long enough to help deliver success on the European stage, as well as retaining their ...
Fagrie Lakay impresses on extended PEC Zwolle trial
Posted by Mark Thompson on October 29th, 2014 07:30 PM | No Comment
South African forward Fagrie Lakay, 17 has been impressing the PEC Zwolle management while on trial at the Eredivisie club.
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Currently playing for National First Division side Santos, Lakay only turned 17 in May and ...