Netherlands Under-21 coach Michael Reiziger has called up eight players from Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar for the upcoming international break, making the club the dominant contributor to the Jong Oranje squad. Among the new faces are AZ's Lewis Schouten, FC Twente defender Ruud Nijstad, and Sean Steur — who moved from Ajax to Newcastle United this summer and has been making Premier League appearances as a substitute. The squad will face Norway, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in what are the final qualifying matches for the Under-21 European Championship, to be hosted by Albania and Serbia, with Jong Oranje currently in a precarious position in their group.