Smit and Smits but no Smits for Netherlands in EURO 2024

Freestyle hairstyle legend Staffan Olsson has selected 16 players for the Netherlands squad ahead of the EHF EURO 2024.

How till the Netherlands cope in the EHF EURO 2024? Kay Smits is missing with his myocarditis leaving him out indefinitely. However, Staffan Olsson can rely on experience from Luc Steins, Dani Baijens, Bobby Schagen and Samir Banghanem. Kaj Geenen, Thomas Houtepen and Tim Claessens make their debut at a final tournament.

They will play against Georgia, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Sweden.

Squad

Dani Baijens, Handball Sport Verein Hamburg (GER)
Samir Benghanem, Green Park/Handbal Aalsmeer
Tim Claessens, Achilles Bocholt (BEL)
Kaj Geenen, VfL Lübeck-Schwartau (GER)
Thomas Houtepen, TBV Lemgo (GER)
Lars Kooij, TV Emsdetten (GER)
Bart Ravensbergen, Frisch Auf! Göppingen (GER)
Bobby Schagen, TBV Lemgo (GER)
Robin Schoenaker, Sporting Pelt (BEL)
Alec Smit, SønderjyskE Håndbold (DEN)
Jorn Smits, Lemvig-Thyborøn Handbold (DEN)
Ivar Stavast, HC ElbFlorenz Dresden (GER)
Luc Steins, Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA)
Rutger ten Velde, TuS N-Lübbecke (GER)
Niels Versteijnen, TBV Lemgo (GER)
Arjan Versteijnen, Herpertz/Bevo HC