Ajax young striker of Ghana descent Brian Brobbey has been named in the Netherlands U-21 preliminary squared for the 2021 U-21 European Championship.
The 36-man squad also includes AZ Alkmaar star Myron Boadu and PSV striker Cody Gakpo, all of Ghanaian descents.
The tournament will be co-hosted by Hungary and Slovenia.
The Group stage games will be played between 24th to 31st March 2021 with the knockout stage slated for 31st May to 6th June 2021.
The 23rd edition of the tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 26 June 2021. However, the tournament was rescheduled following the postponement of UEFA Euro 2020 to June/July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dutch Juniors placed themselves in the European Championship qualifying group with, among others, Portugal and Norway as group head for their first European Championship since 2013.
They will play in the group stage of the European Championship against Romania, Germany and Hungary, respectively.
Check out the preliminary 36-man squad below:
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Brian Brobbey | Ajax |
| Devyne Rensch | Ajax |
| Kjell Scherpen | Ajax |
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | Ajax |
| Jurriën Timber | Ajax |
| Perr Schuurs | Ajax |
| Dani de Wit | AZ |
| Myron Boadu | AZ |
| Teun Koopmeiners | AZ |
| Noa Lang | Club Brugge |
| Tahith Chong | Club Brugge |
| Kik Pierie | FC Twente |
| Maarten Paes | FC Utrecht |
| Thijmen Nijhuis | FC Utrecht |
| Ferdi Kadioglu | Fenerbahce |
| Justin Bijlow | Feyenoord |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Feyenoord |
| Tyrell Malacia | Feyenoord |
| Mats Knoester | Heracles Almelo |
| Daishawn Redan | Hertha BSC |
| Deyovaisio Zeefuik | Hertha BSC |
| Javairo Dilrosun | Hertha BSC |
| Sven Botman | LOSC Lille |
| Mitchel Bakker | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Joshua Zirkzee | Parma Calcio |
| Cody Gakpo | PSV |
| Jordan Teze | PSV |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | PSV |
| Justin Kluivert | RB Leipzig |
| Jan Hoekstra | Roda JC |
| Sherel Floranus | sc Heerenveen |
| Kaj Sierhuis | Stade de Reims |
| Abdou Harroui | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Danilho Doekhi | Vitesse |
| Ludovit Reis | VFL Osnabrück |
| Ché Nunnely | Willem II |
