Soccer-Feyenoord midfielder Valente gets first call-up to Dutch squad

Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Feyenoord v Aston Villa - Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands - October 2, 2025 Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa in action with Feyenoord's Luciano Valente REUTERS/Maurice Van Steen

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Feyenoord midfielder Luciano Valente has been called up to the Netherlands squad for the first time with defender Matthijs de Ligt earning a recall for decisive World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Lithuania this month.

A 25-man selection named on Friday has a handful of changes from the squad that won Group G games over Malta and Finland last month but 22-year-old Valente wins a place after a run of form at club level.