Sem Steijn Can Proudly and Happily Call Himself A Player of the Dutch National Team. The 23-Year-Old Feyenoord Player, Who Made His Debut Against Lithuania on Sunday, had set his sights on Orange for years, just thought it was an always expected.
“I’ve come from Afar,” Said Steijn, who ended up in the top of the Eredivisie and Reached Oranje via VVV-Venlo, Al-Wahda FC in the Emirates, ADO Den Haag and FC Twente. “As a Little Boy, I Already Dreamed of this.”
An Hour after His Oranje Debut, Steijn Mentioned a Defining moment. At the time, he was still a Youth Player at ADO The Hague. “It was at a barbecue, I was in the second year of high school. I had to explain to a friend Why I would never make it to orange. That made me think. Since then, Oranje Became a goal. And now it has succeeded.”
It was Still Uncertain This Weekend WHETER Steijn would make his debut. On Thursday he was left out of the match selection and saw orange play 1-1 against poland from the stands in De Kuip. Steijn was in The Match Selection Against Lithuania, But He Only Heard That on Saturday Evening.
“My father (Sparta trainer Maurice Steijn, ed.) took a gamble and bought a plane ticket to Lithuania. That turned out well. I am very happy that he was there, only I couldn’t find him. Before and during the match I didn’t see him sitting in the stands. But he must be Proud.
‘Like Being in a Game of Fifa’
Steijn was Allowed to Come On in Kaunas for Half An Hour Before the Final Whistle in A Difficult Duel That Oranje won 2-3. “It was very cool and a bit unreal. It is also the most beautiful event of my career so far. A reward for the hard work.”
Steijn was not only happy with his debut, but also looked back with a good feeling on the whole week at Oranje. “I really enjoy it. The Level was high in training. It was Sometimes as if you had ended up in a game of fifa. But I could compete with all those guys.”
After his Debut, Steijn had a thank you to his fellow internationals in the dressing room in Kaunas. “I said that they have received me very well. And that I hope to play many more games with them.”