▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁signed ▁an ▁amateur ▁deal ▁with ▁Dutch ▁E red iv isie ▁team ▁N AC ▁B red a ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Because ▁of ▁Dutch ▁football ▁reg ulations , ▁De ▁Ze euw ' s ▁amateur ▁deal ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁professional ▁deal ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁ ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁squad ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁UEFA ▁U - 2 1 ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Ant illes . ▁ ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁usually ▁plays ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁mid f iel der ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Mark ▁van ▁B omm el , ▁Or lando ▁Eng ela ar , ▁and ▁N ig el ▁de ▁J ong ▁in ▁that ▁position . ▁Im press ive ▁performances ▁for ▁A Z ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Dutch ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Sloven ia ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁During ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁qual ifying ▁matches ▁against ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁Alban ia ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up . ▁De ▁Ze euw ▁hoped ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁good ▁impression ▁during ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0