On October 13th 2012, Kevin Strootman became the youngest Netherlands captain ever in a competitive game, as well as the youngest in more than a century. He was 22 years and 240 days old. The all-time record, however, is held by Dolf Kessler, who in 1905 at the age of 21 years and 28 days captained his team against rivals Belgium.
List of youngest Dutch captains
1. Dolf Kessler - Belgium, 1905 - 21 years, 28 days
2. Ben Storm - England, 1907 - 21 years, 69 days
3. John Heijning - England, 1907 - 21 years, 110 days
4. Kevin Strootman - Andorra, 2012 - 22 years, 240 days
5. Marco van Basten - Belgium, 1987 - 22 years, 313 days
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