Donny van de Beek of Manchester United will not be playing in the 2022 Qatar World Cup later this year as coach Louis van Gaal dropped the midfielder.
The playmaker has only played 19 minutes of football this season and is now recovering from an injury that has kept him out for nearly six weeks.
He has not yet experienced the comeback that many anticipated under United’s coach Erik ten Hag following his disastrous runs under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.
He last played for the Netherlands national team in March 2021, and his disfavor has caused a 19-month absence.
Van van Beek has now been dealt another significant tournament setback after being left out of the Euro 2020 squad for the postponed competition last year.
It represents a tragic decline for the 25-year-old player, who was a prominent for his nation after his success at Ajax under Ten Hag in the 2018–19 campaign.
Both Frenkie de Jong and Tyrell Malacia, a Reds target, have made the cut.
Interestingly, Memphis Depay and Daley Blind are on the list, along with Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool, Nathan Ake of Manchester City, and Sven Botman of Newcastle.
United-linked Jurrien Timber, who Van Gaal warned might not make the final squad if he transferred to Old Trafford and saw less playing time, Cody Gakpo, Denzel Dumfries, and Jeremie Frimpong have been named.
Other notable names include the duo of Matthijs de Ligt and Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich, Pascal Struijk from Leeds, and Steven Bergwijn from Ajax.
Donny van de Beek
Dutch professional footballer Donny van de Beek (born 18 April 1997) competes for both the Netherlands national team and Premier League club Manchester United as a midfielder.
At 2008, he enrolled in the Ajax academy. Van de Beek made his professional debut for the team in 2015 against Celtic in a UEFA Europa League match.
Ajax advanced to the Europa League Final in the 2016–17 campaign but fell to Manchester United. Van de Beek established himself as a significant member of Ajax’s starting eleven throughout the 2017–18 campaign.
Following the 2018–19 season, in which Ajax advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals, Van de Beek was named to the Ballon d’Or’s 30-man shortlist.
He won the Eredivisie championship, KNVB Cup, and Johan Cruyff Shield with Ajax. Van de Beek joined Manchester United, a Premier League team, on August 30, 2020.
Van de Beek represented the Netherlands in more than 40 youth international games from the under-17 to the under-21 levels.
He played his first senior-level international match against Romania in November 2017. He was a member of the team that advanced to the inaugural UEFA Nations League Final in 2019 but lost to Portugal.
Donny van de Beek’s Girlfriend
Donny van de Beek, a Dutch midfielder, is dating Estelle Bergkamp.
Despite only having met in 2019, the pair has developed a close relationship. They go on exotic travels together whenever they have the chance.
Estelle was born in London, England, on March 12, 1996. Their family used to reside in London because her father, Dennis Bergkamp, used to play for Arsenal.
However, after a while, they returned to and made their home in the Netherlands. Estelle is therefore of Dutch descent. Henrita Ruizendaal is the name of her mother.
Donny van de Beek’s Goal
When Abdoulaye Doucoure suffered an injury in the previous campaign, Everton substituted Van de Beek in the 36th minute.
With the Toffees still worn out from their efforts in that week’s Thursday night match, Arsenal was already ahead 2-0 at that point.
Van van Beek gave them hope by scoring to make it 2-1 and adding The Emirates to the list of London stadiums he has already scored in while playing for Ajax, along with Stamford Bridge and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Dutchman’s goal served as a perfect example of what Van de Beek is capable of when used properly.
After a wonderful Everton move in the setup, he was unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box and steered in a low cross.
What position does Van de Beek play?
Van van Beek is a hard-working player with a wide range of tactical options who can play anywhere in midfield.
Van de Beek can play as a defensive midfielder although at Ajax, he mostly played as a center or offensive midfielder.
