Bergraaf earns first Curaçao call-up as Suriname select four newcomers
Jong AZ forward Jerolldino Bergraaf has joined Dick Advocaat’s Curaçao squad, while Henk Fraser has handed first call-ups to four young Suriname prospects.
Jerolldino Bergraaf has received his first call-up to the Curaçao squad. National-team coach Dick Advocaat selected the 20-year-old Jong AZ attacker after he recorded four goals and one assist in ten Keuken Kampioen Divisie appearances this season.
Bergraaf has also made his senior AZ debut. Jordi Paulina and Jürgen Locadia miss Curaçao’s latest squad through injury, while Deveron Fonville and Godfried Roemeratoe have been recalled. Curaçao are due to face Panama in a two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final, with the opening game scheduled for Friday 13 November and the return three days later.
Suriname coach Henk Fraser has included four first-time selections: Mannou Berger, Sanjeev van Haren, Neville Ogidi Nwankwo and Cheveyo Balentien. Goalkeeper Berger, 22, is contracted to Feyenoord, while 19-year-old goalkeeper Van Haren plays in NEC’s youth system.
Nwankwo has made three senior appearances for FC Utrecht this season. Balentien is with AC Milan and featured three times for the Italian club’s first team last season. Suriname’s next assignment is a friendly against Lithuania on Thursday 12 November.
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- Jonge 'Nederlandse' debutanten in selecties Curaçao en Suriname— Voetbal International
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