Soccer-Brighton defender Van de Hecke gets first Dutch call-up

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - December 21, 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion's Jan Paul van Hecke during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

(Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion defender Jan Paul van Hecke received a first call up to the Netherlands squad on Monday after Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven was dropped for Nations League matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Germany.

Van de Ven did train with Tottenham last week but was not included in their matchday squad for Sunday's Premier League loss at Newcastle United.