On 26 September 2007, just before his 21st birthday, De Jong decided to play for the Canadian national team instead of the Netherlands, reasoning that he would be more likely to earn a regular place in the Canada team than with the Netherlands.
2007年9月26日，就在他的21歲生日之前，德容決定代表加拿大而非荷蘭，他認為他於加拿大隊將有更多出場機會。