Giovanni van Bronkhorst
Made his debut for Holland in 1996, against Brazil, aged 21. Currently playing for Barcelona, van Bronkhorst has 55 caps for Holland and has scored 3 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 5, 1975
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: In 2000, while playing for Rangers, van Bronkhorst was nominated for the Scottish Player of the Year Award; he finished in second place behind Australian striker Mark Viduka, who was playing for Celtic at the time.
Khalid Boulahrouz
Made his debut for Holland in September 2004, against Liechtenstein, aged 22. Currently playing for Hamburger SV, Boulahrouz has 10 caps for Holland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 28, 1981
Height: 1.76m (5ft 9in)
Fact: Boulahrouz received a two-match suspension in November 2005 after being sent off during a UEFA Cup game against Monaco for pinching an opponent's cheek.
John Heitinga
Made his debut for Holland in February 2004, against United States, aged 20. Currently playing for AFC Ajax, Heitinga has 16 caps for Holland and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: November 15, 1983
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Heitinga was sent off during Holland's second round game against the Czech Republic during the European Championships in Portugal in 2004; although Holland had been winning 2-0, the game finished 3-2 to the Czechs and the Dutch team was eliminated from the competition.
Jan Kromkamp
Made his debut for Holland in August 2004, against Sweden, aged 24. Currently playing for Liverpool, Kromkamp has 8 caps for Holland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: August 17, 1980
Height: 1.84m (6ft)
Fact: Kromkamp made his international debut the day after his 24th birthday.
Andre Ooijer
Made his debut for Holland in June 1999, against Brazil, aged 24. Currently playing for PSV Eindhoven, Ooijer has 17 caps for Holland and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: July 11, 1974
Height: 1.85m (6ft)
Fact: Ooijer is hoping that this summer's World Cup will finally give him the chance to play at a major tournament; he travelled to France as part of the Dutch squad for the 1998 World Cup but did not play and was not selected as part of the final squads for the 2000 or 2004 European Championships.
Tim de Cler
Made his debut for Holland in August 2005, against Germany, aged 26. Currently playing for AZ Alkmaar, de Cler has 2 caps for Holland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: November 8, 1978
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Fact: In 2002—his final season at AFC Ajax before he joined AZ Alkmaar—de Cler won the Dutch league and cup double.
Kew Jaliens
Made his debut for Holland in March 2006, against Ecuador, aged 27. Currently playing for AZ Alkmaar, Jaliens has 1 cap for Holland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: November 15, 1978
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: With just one appearance for his country to date, Jaliens is the most inexperienced member of the Dutch squad at senior international level.
Joris Mathijsen
Made his debut for Holland in November 2004, against Andorra, aged 24. Currently playing for AZ Alkmaar, Mathijsen has 6 caps for Holland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: April 5, 1980
Height: 1.82m (5ft 11in)
Fact: Mathijsen was out of action for six months in 2005 with a serious knee injury; he returned to fitness in the autumn and was selected for the national squad that faced Italy in a friendly in November after playing just one game for his club after his comeback.
