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== Head-to-head records ==

== Head-to-head records ==

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* Draws include [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]].

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Latest revision as of 05:31, 13 October 2025

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.

The bronze medalists of the 1912 Summer Olympics

Friendly tournaments

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  Still active players are highlighted

Most-capped players

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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 Daley Blind 2013–2024 108 3 9,032 2008–
6 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1996–2010 106 6 8,215 1993–2010
7 Dirk Kuyt 2004–2014 104 24 6,875 1998–2017
8 Robin van Persie 2005–2017 102 50 7,317 2001–2019
9 Phillip Cocu 1996–2006 101 10 8,001 1988–2006
10 Memphis Depay 2013– 103 52 7,439 2011–

Last updated: 10 July 2024
Source:http://www.voetbalstats.nl/caps.php voetbalstats.nl] (in Dutch)

Past most-capped record holders

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Feyenoord legend Puck van Heel has held the record the longest for 42 years.

Puck van Heel (in front) has held the cap record for the longest time, 42 years.
Rank Player Period record held Caps record established Date record established National career Matches Goals
1 Ben Stom 1907–1909 5 1 April 1907 1905–1908 9 0
2 Reinier Beeuwkes 1909–1911 13 12 April 1909 1905–1910 19 0
3 Bok de Korver 1911–1925 20 2 April 1911 1905–1913 31 2
4 Harry Dénis 1925–1937 32 25 October 1925 1919–1930 56 0
5 Puck van Heel 1937–1979 57 2 May 1937 1925–1938 64 0
6 Ruud Krol 1979–2000 65 22 May 1979 1969–1983 83 4
7 Aron Winter 2000–2000 84 29 June 2000 1987–2000 84 6
8 Frank de Boer 2000–2006 85 25 November 2000 1990–2004 112 13
9 Edwin van der Sar 2006–2017 113 25 June 2006 1995–2008 130 0
10 Wesley Sneijder 2017– 131 9 June 2017 2003–2018 134 31

Last updated: 1 April 2024
Source: [1] (in Dutch)

Striker Memphis Depay, while playing for Corinthians, became the top scorer in the history of Netherlands.

Rank Player National career Goals Matches Average Minutes Total career
1 Memphis Depay 2013- 52 102 0.49 7,317 2013-
2 Robin van Persie 2005–2017 50 102 0.47 7,439 2001–2019
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: 5 July 2025
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Record holding top goalscorers

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Eddy de Neve is the Netherlands first topscorer with 3 caps and 6 goals. To date he still holds the highest goal average, among top scorers.

Eddy de Neve (left) with his brother Gilles in 1909.
Rank Player Period record held Goals record established Date record established National career Goals Matches Average
1 Eddy de Neve 1905–1908 5 14 May 1905 1905–1906 6 3 2.00
2 Edu Snethlage 1909–1910 7 21 March 1909 1907–1909 10 11 0.91
3 Jan Thomée 1910–1912 11 16 October 1910 1907–1912 16 16 1.00
4 Mannes Francken 1913–1935 17 9 March 1913 1906–1914 17 22 0.77
5 Beb Bakhuys 1935–1958 18 3 November 1935 1928–1937 28 23 1.22
6 Abe Lenstra 1958–1959 29 23 April 1958 1940–1959 33 47 0.70
7 Faas Wilkes 1959–1998 34 4 November 1959 1946–1961 35 38 0.92
8 Dennis Bergkamp 1998–1999 36 4 July 1998 1990–2000 37 79 0.47
9 Patrick Kluivert 2003–2013 38 7 June 2003 1994–2004 40 79 0.51
10 Robin van Persie 2013– 41 11 October 2013 2005–2017 50 112 0.45

Last updated: 2 April 2024
Source: [2] (in Dutch)

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.

Last updated: 7 June 2024
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Progression of the Netherlands association football goalscoring record

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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.

  • 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: 11 (most recent in 2024)
  • Most successful European Championship appearance: Winners (1988)
  • Summer Olympics appearances: 8 (most recent in 2008)
  • Most successful Olympics appearance: Third place (1908, 1912, 1920)
  • Biggest win:
  • Biggest loss:

Head-to-head records

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As of 12 October 2025.[27]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

2000
2005, 2008, 2009
  • 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)

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