Ajax defender Sergino Dest has chosen to play international football for the United States.
The 18-year-old right back, who has a Surinamese-American father and Dutch mother, also could have chosen to play for the Netherlands, his country of birth.
In recent weeks, both Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman and his US counterpart Gregg Berhalter had spoken to Dest in an attempt to convince him to play for their respective national teams.
Dest signaled his intent by playing two friendlies for the United States last month against Mexico and Uruguay, but could still have opted to play for the Dutch.
“I’ve built up a very good feeling with Team USA over the last couple of years and I strongly believe in the plans and potential of US Soccer. I am dedicated to making the next 10-15 years a big success and will do my utmost to help the team play for titles,” Dest said.
