Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 4:09 PM• Noel Korteweg • Last update: 16:23

Lutsharel Geertruida will extend his contract with Feyenoord until mid-2025. The 22-year-old central defender, who was first committed until mid-2024, came onto the field on Saturday afternoon with a special Feyenoord shirt during the last training session prior to De Classic. It said 2025.

Geertruida went through the entire Feyenoord youth academy and has developed into an the Dutch international under Arne Slot. The team from Rotterdam negotiated with the defender for a long time and now an agreement has been reached. “Everyone knows that Feyenoord is my club,” Geertruida begins on the Feyenoord website. “Resigning is not only good for me but also for Feyenoord. I feel that I am not done here yet, not least because it is a great wish of mine to achieve great successes with Feyenoord. Last season was already special with the Conference League final and this year is going to be even better – also with me as a footballer.”

“I am convinced that there are still great things ahead for the club and for me. The fact that I am now part of the selection of the Dutch national team is an extra confirmation for me that I am on the right track. It makes I am incredibly proud that as a boy from Rotterdam-South I have been selected for the big the Dutch.” Geertruida heard on Friday afternoon that he, like teammate Mats Wieffer, has been called up for the European Championship qualifying matches with France and Gibraltar.


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