Erwin van de Looi has included 32 players in the preliminary roster of the Dutch Junior Team for the upcoming games against Jong Gibraltar (8 October) and Jong Cyprus (13 October). The most striking name is Mats Knoester, the 21-year old defender of Heracles Almelo.

Knoester was trained by Feyenoord, but was unable to break through at De Kuip. At Heracles Almelo he made such a good impression that Van de Looi decided to include him in the pre-selection. FC Utrecht supplied three goalkeepers with Fabian de Keijzer, Thijmen Nijhuis and Maarten Paes.

This is the preselection of #Jong-Orangehttps://t.co/ltXIqTTvZN. pic.twitter.com/yKPPfclgY0u

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Aim: Kjell Scherpen (Ajax), Fabian de Keijzer (FC Utrecht), Thijmen Nijhuis (FC Utrecht), Maarten Paes (FC Utrecht), Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord).

Defense: Jurriën Timber (Ajax), Justin Hoogma (FC Utrecht), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Mats Knoester (Heracles Almelo), Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Hertha BSC), Sven Botman (Lille OSC), Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint-Germain), Jordan Teze (PSV), Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen), Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).

Midfield: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax), Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax), Dani de Wit (AZ), Ludovit Reis (Barcelona), Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen), Carel Eiting (Huddersfield Town), Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen), Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).

Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack! Attack! Noa Lang (Ajax), Justin Kluivert (AS Roma), Joshua Zirkzee (Bayern Munich), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahçe), Daishawn Redan (Hertha BSC), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Kaj Sierhuis (Stade Reims), Tahith Chong (Werder Bremen), Ché Nunnely (Willem II).