transfer. International career In November 2010, two months after his debut for Excelsior, he was selected for the Netherlands U21 squad. In February 2012, Bert van Marwijk, the coach of the first team of the Netherlands, pronounced his interest in Clasie. He was made aware that his name was on the stand-by list for Euro 2012. Clasie was part of Louis van Gaal's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where the Dutch finished third beating the likes of defending champions Spain and hosts Brazil. He made two appearances in the tournament, coming on as a substitute for Nigel de Jong in the semi-finals against Argentina and started the third place game against the hosts which the Dutch won 3–0 comfortably. Playing style As a combative midfielder with an eye for goal, Clasie's style of play has earned him the label of the "Dutch Xavi". Career statistics Club International Honours Feyenoord Johan Cruyff Shield: 2018 Southampton EFL Cup runner-up: 2016–17 Club Brugge Belgian Pro League: 2017–18 Netherlands FIFA World Cup third place: 2014 References External links Jordy Clasie at Voetbal International 1991 births Living people Footballers from Haarlem Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Netherlands international footballers Association football midfielders Excelsior Rotterdam players Feyenoord players Southampton F.C. players Club Brugge KV players AZ Alkmaar players Eredivisie players Premier League players Belgian Pro League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium