Netherlands U21 boss Remy Reijnierse has named his 36-man provisional squad to face France later this month.
- By Michael Bell
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After missing out on a place at this summers European u21 Championships, Netherlands U21’s begin their preparations for the next tournament in 2017, with a friendly against France.
Reijnierse has named a 36-man provisional squad, which will be cut on the 20th of March before the game in Sedan on the 30th. The squad is filled with familiar names from the Eredivisie with Karim Rekik, Daley Sinkgraven, Terence Kongolo, Ricardo Kishna and Tonny Vilhena all included. Ajax winger Anwar El Ghazi is an interesting inclusion as the youngster recently revealed he hasn’t decided whether to represent Netherlands or Morocco.
Full squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Maarten de Fockert (SC Heerenveen), Mickey van der Hart (Go Ahead Eagles), Timo Plattel (FC Twente)
Defenders: Joost van Aken (SC Heerenveen), Peet Bijen (FC Twente), Joshua Brenet (PSV), Wessel Dammers (Feyenoord), Jeff Hardeveld (FC Utrecht), Hans Hateboer (FC Groningen), Wesley Hoedt (AZ), Rick Karsdorp (Feyenoord), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord), Bas Kuipers (Excelsior), Derrick Luckassen (AZ), Karim Rekik (PSV), Kenny Tete (Ajax), Lucas Woudenberg (Feyenoord)
Midfielders: Nathan Aké (Chelsea, Eng), Yassin Ayoub (FC Utrecht), Branco van den Boomen (FC Eindhoven), Thom Haye (AZ), Jorrit Hendrix (PSV), Clint Leemans (PSV), Joris van Overeem (FC Dordrecht), Daley Sinkgraven (Ajax), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Rai Vloet (PSV)
Attackers: Jean-Paul Boëtius (Feyenoord), Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax), Vincent Janssen (Almere City FC), Ricardo Kishna (Ajax), Sean Klaiber (FC Dordrecht), Mimoun Mahi (FC Groningen), Queensy Menig (Ajax), Elvio van Overbeek (PSV), Joey Sleegers (FC Eindhoven)