Joey Veerman has made his debut for the Dutch national team. The 24-year-old midfielder came into the lines in the 76th minute during the Nations League game for third place. Although the Volendam native was still important with an assist, the formation of national coach Ronald Koeman lost 3-2.
Joey came on for Mats Wieffer a few minutes after Federico Chiesa's 1-3. More than 10 minutes later, he was partly responsible for reducing the deficit by putting former PSV player Georginio Wijnaldum in scoring position. The Dutch then hunted for the equalizer, but it never came.
Long-awaited debut
Defeat against the Italians means the Orange finish the Nations League in fourth place. Yet it will remain a memorable moment for Joey, as he makes his long-awaited debut. The Volendam native was regularly in the pre-selection in recent international periods. Once it actually came to a call. Then he had to drop out due to a stomach flu.