22-year-old Valente makes his debut for the Dutch national team, Dima: Italy loses a potential international

November 18th: 22-year-old Valente made his debut for the Dutch national team. Di Marzio pointed out that the Italian national team had a chance to get this midfielder.

In the last round of World Cup qualifiers held early this morning, the Netherlands defeated Lithuania 4-0 at home and successfully qualified for next summer's World Cup. In the 78th minute of the game, Valente came on as a substitute and represented the Dutch national team for the first time. Valente joined Feyenoord this summer and immediately became the team's main midfielder. He has played 18 times this season, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.

Valente’s father is Italian and his mother is Dutch, so he has two nationalities. In the past, Valente was selected for the Italian U19 national team and the Italian U20 national team, and then played 8 times for the Dutch U21 national team. Now he is making his debut for the Dutch national team and has completely given up the opportunity to wear the Italian national team jersey.