Netherlands national football team records and statistics

This page details Netherlands men's national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Netherlands' match record by opponent and decade.

Honours

Major tournaments

The bronze medalists of the 1912 Summer Olympics

Friendly tournaments

Individual records

Player records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most-capped players

Wesley Sneijder is the most capped player in the history of Netherlands with 134 appearances.
Rank Player National career Matches Goals Minutes Total career
1 Wesley Sneijder 2003–2018 134 31 9,811 2002–2019
2 Edwin van der Sar 1995–2008 130 0 11,463 1990–2011
3 Frank de Boer 1990–2004 112 13 9,271 1988–2005
4 Rafael van der Vaart 2001–2013 109 25 6,938 2000–2018
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1996–2010 106 6 8,215 1993–2010
6 Dirk Kuyt 2004–2014 104 24 6,875 1998–2017
7 Robin van Persie 2005–2017 102 50 7,317 2001–2019
8 Daley Blind 2013– 101 3 8,622 2008–
9 Phillip Cocu 1996–2006 101 10 8,001 1988–2006
10 Arjen Robben 2003–2017 96 37 7,394 2000–2021

Last updated: 18 June 2023
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Top goalscorers

Striker Robin van Persie is the top scorer in the history of Netherlands with 50 goals.
Rank Player National career Goals Matches Average Minutes Total career
1 Robin van Persie 2005–2017 50 102 0.49 7,317 2001–2019
2 Memphis Depay 2013– 43 84 0.50 6,270 2013–
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2006–2015 42 76 0.55 4,399 2002–2021
4 Patrick Kluivert 1994–2004 40 79 0.51 5,816 1994–2008
5 Dennis Bergkamp 1990–2000 37 79 0.47 6,339 1986–2006
Arjen Robben 2003–2017 96 0.39 7,394 2000–2021
7 Faas Wilkes 1946–1961 35 38 0.92 3,450 1940–1964
Ruud van Nistelrooy 1998–2011 70 0.50 4,543 1993–2012
9 Abe Lenstra 1940–1959 33 47 0.70 4,260 1935–1963
Johan Cruyff 1966–1977 48 0.69 4,282 1964–1984

Last updated: 29 November 2022
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Hat-tricks

Robin van Persie scored four goals for the Dutch national side during their 11–0 win over minnows San Marino on 2 September 2011. He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary on 11 October 2013.

Rank Player National career Matches Hat-tricks Total career
1 Mannes Francken 1906–1914 22 3 1906–1914
Beb Bakhuys 1928–1937 23 1925–1939
John Bosman 1986–1997 30 1983–2002
Faas Wilkes 1946–1961 38 1945–1964
5 Noud van Melis 1950–1957 13 2 1950–1957
Wim Lagendaal 1930–1935 15 1930–1935
Tonny van der Linden 1957–1963 24 1957–1963
Rob Rensenbrink 1968–1979 46 1965–1982
Marco van Basten 1983–1992 58 1981–1995
Patrick Kluivert 1994–2004 79 1994–2008
Robin van Persie 2005–2017 102 2001–2019
12 24 players 1

Last updated: 19 November 2021
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Age records

Progression of the Netherlands association football goalscoring record

This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international goals for the Netherlands national football team.

For the early decades, records of players appearances and goals were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

PlayerGoalsDateOpponentScoreNotes
Eddy de Neve430 April 1905 Belgium4–1De Neve scored four times in this game [1]
Eddy de Neve515 May 1905 Belgium4–0[2]
Edu Snethlage625 October 1908 Sweden5–3Snethlage scored twice in this game [3]
Edu Snethlage721 March 1909 Belgium4–1[4]
Edu Snethlage1025 April 1909 Belgium4–1Snethlage scored three times in this game [5]
Mannes Francken1124 March 1912 Germany5–5Francken scored twice in this game [6]
Mannes Francken1428 April 1912 Belgium4–3Francken scored three times in this game [7]
Mannes Francken1617 November 1912 Germany3–2Francken scored twice in this game [8]
Mannes Francken179 March 1913 Belgium3–3[9]
Wim Tap1726 April 1931 Germany1–1[10]
Beb Bakhuys1712 May 1935 Belgium2–0[11]
Beb Bakhuys183 November 1935 Denmark3–0[12]
Beb Bakhuys198 December 1935 Republic of Ireland5–3[13]
Beb Bakhuys2212 January 1936 France6–1Bakhuys scored three times in this game[14]
Beb Bakhuys2529 March 1936 Belgium8–0Bakhuys scored three times in this game[15]
Beb Bakhuys263 May 1936 Belgium1–1[16]
Beb Bakhuys271 November 1936 Norway3–3[17]
Beb Bakhuys287 March 1937  Switzerland2–1[18]
Abe Lenstra2813 April 1958 Belgium7–2Lenstra scored twice in this game[19]
Faas Wilkes2823 April 1958 Netherlands Antilles8–1Wilkes scored twice in this game[20]
Abe Lenstra3023 April 1958 Netherlands Antilles8–1Lenstra scored twice in this game[21]
Abe Lenstra3215 October 1958 Denmark5–1Lenstra scored twice in this game[22]
Abe Lenstra3319 April 1959 Belgium2–2[23]
Faas Wilkes344 November 1959 Norway7–1Wilkes scored twice in this game[24]
Faas Wilkes3519 April 1961 Mexico1–2[25]
Dennis Bergkamp3529 June 1998 Yugoslavia2–1
Dennis Bergkamp364 July 1998 Argentina2–1
Dennis Bergkamp379 October 1999 Brazil2–2
Patrick Kluivert3730 April 2003 Portugal1–1
Patrick Kluivert387 June 2003 Belarus2–0
Patrick Kluivert396 September 2003 Australia3–1
Patrick Kluivert4011 October 2003 Moldova5–0
Robin van Persie4111 October 2013 Hungary8–1Van Persie scored three times in this game
Robin van Persie4217 May 2014 Ecuador1–1
Robin van Persie4331 May 2014 Ghana1–0
Robin van Persie4513 June 2014 Spain5–1Van Persie scored twice in this game
Robin van Persie4618 June 2014 Australia3–2
Robin van Persie4712 July 2014 Brazil3–0
Robin van Persie4810 October 2014 Kazakhstan3–1
Robin van Persie4916 November 2014 Latvia6–0
Robin van Persie5013 October 2015 Czech Republic2–3

Manager records

Team records

Tournament records

  • The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players.[26]
  • World Cup appearances: 11 (most recent in 2022)
  • Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
  • European Championship appearances: 10 (most recent in 2020)
  • Most successful European Championship appearance: Winners (1988)
  • Summer Olympics appearances: 8 (most recent in 2008)
  • Most successful Olympics appearance: Third place (1908, 1912, 1920)

Firsts

Record results

Head-to-head records

As of 10 September 2023.[27]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent Pld W D* L GF GA GD % Last Match
 Albania440071+6100%2007/09/12
 Andorra6600210+21100%2013/09/10
 Argentina10424158+740%2022/12/09
 Armenia220030+3100%2005/09/03
 Australia412155050%2014/06/18
 Austria2010463824+1460%2021/06/17
 Belarus10802236+1780%2019/10/13
 Belgium129573141285221+6456.20%2022/09/25
 Bosnia and Herzegovina211031+275%2020/11/15
 Brazil124531815+354.17%2014/07/12
 Bulgaria125252017+350%2017/09/03
 Cameroon321031+283.33%2010/06/24
 Canada110030+3100%1994/06/12
 Chile211042+275%2014/06/23
 China220040+4100%2013/06/11
 Colombia101000050%2013/11/19
 Costa Rica101000050%2014/07/05
 Croatia310266033.33%2023/06/14
 Curaçao[lower-alpha 1]3210161+1583.33%1958/04/23
 Cyprus9900341+33100%2001/04/25
 Czech Republic[lower-alpha 2]2264123036−636.36%2021/06/27
 Denmark32131096345+1856.25%2022/03/26
 East Germany96121710+772.22%1986/03/12
 Ecuador312032+133.33%2022/11/25
 Egypt201112−125%1990/06/12
 England[lower-alpha 3]32910133974−3543.75%2019/06/06
 Estonia6510234+1991.67%2019/11/19
 Faroe Islands110030+3100%2004/06/01
 Finland14112143142985.71%2011/09/06
 France29114145651+1537.93%2023/03/24
 Georgia110030+3100%2021/06/06
 Germany[lower-alpha 4]451217167685−945.56%2022/03/09
 Ghana321051+483.33%2014/05/31
 Gibraltar3300160+16100%2023/03/27
 Great Britain200238−50%1948/07/31
 Greece10811233+2080.00%2023/09/07
 Hungary1710255129+2264.71%2013/10/11
 Indonesia110030+3100%2013/06/07
 Iceland12912337+2679.71%2015/09/03
 Iran110030+3100%1978/06/03
 Israel440061+5100%1989/01/04
 Ivory Coast220071+6100%2017/06/04
 Italy24310112433−912.5%2023/06/17
 Japan321062+483.33%2013/11/16
 Kazakhstan220052+3100%2015/10/10
 Latvia5500140+14100%2021/10/08
 Liechtenstein110030+3100%2004/09/03
 Luxembourg1815126714+5386.11%2017/06/09
 North Macedonia5320113+880%2021/06/21
 Malta6600280+28100%1995/10/11
 Mexico94141516-150%2020/10/07
 Moldova440091+8100%2011/10/07
 Montenegro211062+475%2021/11/13
 Morocco320154+166.67%2017/05/31
 Nigeria110051+4100%1998/06/05
 Northern Ireland8431175+1268.75%2019/11/16
 Norway2210754728+1961.36%2021/11/16
 Paraguay211051+475%2009/11/18
 Peru431071+687.50%2018/09/06
 Poland199732819+965.79%2022/09/22
 Portugal142481016−628.57%2019/06/09
 Republic of Ireland2312474230+1252.17%2023/09/10
 Romania141031293+2682.14%2017/11/14
 Russia[lower-alpha 5]10433149+555%2008/08/20
 Saar220053+2100%1956/06/06
 San Marino6600390+39100%2011/09/02
 Saudi Arabia110021+1100%1994/06/20
 Scotland199552815+1360.53%2021/06/02
 Senegal110020+2100%2022/11/21
 Serbia and Montenegro[lower-alpha 6]106131812+665%2006/06/11
 Slovakia321052+383.33%2018/05/31
 Slovenia220030+3100%2007/10/17
 South Africa220041+3100%1997/06/04
 South Korea220070+7100%2007/06/02
 Spain136251918+153.85%2020/11/11
 Suriname110043+1100%1960/07/03
 Sweden2511684748−156%2017/10/10
  Switzerland33153156861+750%2011/11/11
 Thailand110031+2100%2007/06/06
 Tunisia312073+466.67%2009/02/11
 Turkey146442114+757.14%2021/09/07
 Ukraine321073+483.33%2021/06/13
 Uruguay621379−241.67%2011/06/08
 United States6501136+783.33%2022/12/03
 Qatar110020+2100%2022/11/29
 Wales101000298+21100%2022/06/14
 Yugoslavia95131712+555.55%2000/06/25
Total8564371862331,7621,093+66951.05%
  1. Includes matches against the  Netherlands Antilles.
  2. Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.
  3. Includes matches against England Amateurs.
  4. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  5. Includes matches against the  Soviet Union and the  CIS.
  6. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

Rankings

FIFA

2000
2005, 2008, 2009

Elo

  • Highest Elo ranking: 1
    (June 1978, June 1988 – June 1990, June–September 1992, June 2002, June–September 2003, October 2005, June 2008, July 2010, June 2014)
  • Lowest Elo Ranking: 56 (October 1954)

References

  1. International football MATCH report: 30 April 1905 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  2. International football MATCH report: 15 May 1905 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
  3. International football MATCH report: 25 October 1908 Netherlands vs Sweden eu-football
  4. International football MATCH report: 21 March 1909 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  5. International football MATCH report: 25 April 1909 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
  6. International football MATCH report: 24 March 1912 Netherlands vs Germany eu-football
  7. International football MATCH report: 28 April 1912 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
  8. International football MATCH report: 17 November 1912 Germany vs Netherlands eu-football
  9. International football MATCH report: 09.03.0913 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  10. International football MATCH report: 26 April 1931 Netherlands vs Germany eu-football
  11. International football MATCH report: 12 May 1935 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  12. International football MATCH report: 3 November 1935 Netherlands vs Denmark eu-football
  13. International football MATCH report: 8 December 1935 Irish Free State vs Netherlands eu-football
  14. International football MATCH report: 12 January 1936 France vs Netherlands eu-football
  15. International football MATCH report: 29 March 1936 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
  16. International football MATCH report: 3 May 1936 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  17. International football MATCH report: 1 November 1936 Netherlands vs Norway eu-football
  18. International football MATCH report: 07.03.0937 Netherlands vs Switzerland eu-football
  19. International football MATCH report: 13 April 1958 Belgium vs Netherlands eu-football
  20. International football MATCH report: 23 April 1958 Netherlands vs Netherlands Antilles eu-football
  21. International football MATCH report: 23 April 1958 Netherlands vs Netherlands Antilles eu-football
  22. International football MATCH report: 15 October 1958 Netherlands vs Denmark eu-football
  23. International football MATCH report: 19 April 1959 Netherlands vs Belgium eu-football
  24. International football MATCH report: 4 November 1959 Netherlands vs Norway eu-football
  25. International football MATCH report: 19 April 1961 Netherlands vs Mexico eu-football
  26. 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory sbnation.com
  27. "World Football Elo Ratings: Netherlands". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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