Younger brother of Ben V.D Broek - The man who made his debut under Hudson in 2015 against South Korea.
There's a bit of debate whether B V.D. Broek is actually eligible - Could apply to Phil too.
Well there should be no debate. Their mum gained NZ citizenship (she even served in the NZ army) before both of them were born. Under NZ citizenship law, they are both NZ citizens at birth. So even though they've never lived in NZ or have parents/grandparents born in NZ they're eligible.
ie they don't have to satisfy Article 7 as they don't need to acquire NZ nationality - they have always been NZers from birth.
Not starting an argument at all, I just heard what he told NZF was un-true, but to be honest I don't know, I just remember reading somewhere on it.
You could be right though Wibblebutt.
Let's just say that NZF had a panic after Wynnegate and blanketed any non-NZ born player without a parent or grandparent born in NZ as ineligible without checking properly, so they told Ben van den Broek incorrectly that he was ineligible. He has since retired from pro football.