Non-League Paper

CATS ARE SNUBBED AS DUTCH ACE PICKS MARINERS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 May 2020

By Neil Harvey

WOUTER Verstraaten says he is more determined than ever to be a success at South Shields - even turning down a chance to join north-east giants Sunderland!
The Dutchman, 24, was a promising young player at PSV Eindhoven but after spells with them and Portland Timbers, he found himself plying his trade in the Step 5 Northern League for Consett while studying at Durham University.
Verstraaten, who can play either as a defender or in midfield, joined South Shields in January and made 14 appearances for the Mariners in the Northern Premier League before League One Sunderland s...

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