Sergiño Dest, a Dutch-American defender who committed to the U.S. men’s national soccer team this fall, scored twice Wednesday as visiting Ajax defeated second-tier Telstar, 4-3, in the Dutch Cup’s second round.
The 19-year-old left back posted goals in the 28th and 57th minutes, the first time he has made the score sheet for Ajax’s first unit. Dest played last season for Ajax II in the second division and made his Eredivisie debut this past summer.
His next U.S. call-up is expected this spring for friendlies against the Netherlands, his birth nation, on March 26 in Eindhoven and probably at Wales a few days later.