Memphis left out of the Netherlands squad

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·18 September 2026

Memphis left out of the Netherlands squad

Xavi Hernández made his first Netherlands squad announcement this Friday, the 18th. The country’s new coach did not call up Corinthians forward Memphis Depay for the Nations League matches against Germany, Serbia, and Greece. Memphis is the national team’s all-time top scorer, with 55 goals in 112 matches.

Memphis at odds at Corinthians

Memphis Depay has been left out of the national team right at the moment of his biggest clash with Corinthians fans. The forward missed a penalty in the final minute of the match against Estudiantes last Wednesday in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.

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With the team eliminated from the competition, fans called for him to leave Corinthians. This Friday, leaders of the club’s main organized supporter groups went to the training center to demand commitment and results. Memphis was one of the most criticized.

The coach also did not call up midfielders Frenkie De Jong of Barcelona and Xavi Simons of Tottenham, who are recovering from injuries and are still not fit to play. However, names such as center back Van Dijk and forward Gakpo are on the list.

Netherlands squad

Goalkeepers: Verbruggen (Brighton), Roefs (Sunderland), and Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen);
Defenders: Dumfries (Real Madrid), Frimpong (Liverpool), Geertruida (PSV), Timber (Arsenal), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Van Hecke (Tottenham), Aké (Fenerbahçe), Van de Ven (Tottenham), and Hato (Chelsea);
Midfielders: Gravenberch (Liverpool), Reijnders (Al-Qadsiah), Veerman (Borussia Dortmund), Timber (Crystal Palace), Koopmeiners (Juventus), Taylor (Lazio), Kluivert (Bournemouth), and Zechiël (Feyenoord);
Forwards: Summerville (Al-Hilal), Malen (Roma), Brobbey (Sunderland), Gakpo (Liverpool), Lang (Napoli), and Van Bommel (PSV).

The Dutch national team will make its Nations League debut on September 24 against Germany. After that, the country will face Serbia on the 27th. In October, the Dutch play Greece on the 1st and close out the first stretch under the new coach by facing Serbia again on the 4th.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.