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 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– 98 46 7,349 2011–

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

Past most-capped record holders

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)

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– 46 98 0.47 7,349 2011–
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: 10 July 2024
Source: voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch)

Record holding top goalscorers

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)

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Netherlands national football team 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 25 players 1

Last updated: 7 June 2024
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.

Player Goals Date Opponent Score Notes
Eddy de Neve 4 30 April 1905  Belgium 4–1 De Neve scored four times in this game [1]
Eddy de Neve 5 15 May 1905  Belgium 4–0 [2]
Edu Snethlage 6 25 October 1908  Sweden 5–3 Snethlage scored twice in this game [3]
Edu Snethlage 7 21 March 1909  Belgium 4–1 [4]
Edu Snethlage 10 25 April 1909  Belgium 4–1 Snethlage scored three times in this game [5]
Mannes Francken 11 24 March 1912 Germany 5–5 Francken scored twice in this game [6]
Mannes Francken 14 28 April 1912  Belgium 4–3 Francken scored three times in this game [7]
Mannes Francken 16 17 November 1912 Germany 3–2 Francken scored twice in this game [8]
Mannes Francken 17 9 March 1913  Belgium 3–3 [9]
Wim Tap 17 26 April 1931  Germany 1–1 [10]
Beb Bakhuys 17 12 May 1935  Belgium 2–0 [11]
Beb Bakhuys 18 3 November 1935  Denmark 3–0 [12]
Beb Bakhuys 19 8 December 1935  Republic of Ireland 5–3 [13]
Beb Bakhuys 22 12 January 1936  France 6–1 Bakhuys scored three times in this game[14]
Beb Bakhuys 25 29 March 1936  Belgium 8–0 Bakhuys scored three times in this game[15]
Beb Bakhuys 26 3 May 1936  Belgium 1–1 [16]
Beb Bakhuys 27 1 November 1936  Norway 3–3 [17]
Beb Bakhuys 28 7 March 1937   Switzerland 2–1 [18]
Abe Lenstra 28 13 April 1958  Belgium 7–2 Lenstra scored twice in this game[19]
Faas Wilkes 28 23 April 1958  Netherlands Antilles 8–1 Wilkes scored twice in this game[20]
Abe Lenstra 30 23 April 1958  Netherlands Antilles 8–1 Lenstra scored twice in this game[21]
Abe Lenstra 32 15 October 1958  Denmark 5–1 Lenstra scored twice in this game[22]
Abe Lenstra 33 19 April 1959  Belgium 2–2 [23]
Faas Wilkes 34 4 November 1959  Norway 7–1 Wilkes scored twice in this game[24]
Faas Wilkes 35 19 April 1961  Mexico 1–2 [25]
Dennis Bergkamp 35 29 June 1998  Yugoslavia 2–1
Dennis Bergkamp 36 4 July 1998  Argentina 2–1
Dennis Bergkamp 37 9 October 1999  Brazil 2–2
Patrick Kluivert 37 30 April 2003  Portugal 1–1
Patrick Kluivert 38 7 June 2003  Belarus 2–0
Patrick Kluivert 39 6 September 2003  Australia 3–1
Patrick Kluivert 40 11 October 2003  Moldova 5–0
Robin van Persie 41 11 October 2013  Hungary 8–1 Van Persie scored three times in this game
Robin van Persie 42 17 May 2014  Ecuador 1–1
Robin van Persie 43 31 May 2014  Ghana 1–0
Robin van Persie 45 13 June 2014  Spain 5–1 Van Persie scored twice in this game
Robin van Persie 46 18 June 2014  Australia 3–2
Robin van Persie 47 12 July 2014  Brazil 3–0
Robin van Persie 48 10 October 2014  Kazakhstan 3–1
Robin van Persie 49 16 November 2014  Latvia 6–0
Robin van Persie 50 13 October 2015  Czech Republic 2–3

Manager records

Main article: List of Netherlands national football team managers

Team records

Tournament records

See also: Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup and Netherlands at the UEFA European Championship
  • 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)

Match records

Firsts

Record results

Head-to-head records

As of 14 October 2024.[27]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent Pld W D* L GF GA GD % Last Match
 Albania 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 100% 2007/09/12
 Andorra 6 6 0 0 21 0 +21 100% 2013/09/10
 Argentina 10 4 5 1 15 8 +7 65% 2022/12/09
 Armenia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2005/09/03
 Australia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 50% 2014/06/18
 Austria 21 10 4 7 40 27 +13 57.1% 2024/06/25
 Belarus 10 8 0 2 23 6 +17 80% 2019/10/13
 Belgium 129 57 31 41 285 221 +64 56.2% 2022/09/25
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 66.66% 2024/09/07
 Brazil 12 4 5 3 18 15 +3 54.2% 2014/07/12
 Bulgaria 12 5 2 5 20 17 +3 50% 2017/09/03
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 83.3% 2010/06/24
 Canada 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100% 2024/06/06
 Chile 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 62.5% 2014/06/23
 China 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 2013/06/11
 Colombia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50% 2013/11/19
 Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50% 2014/07/05
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 33.3% 2023/06/14
 Curaçao[a] 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15 83.3% 1958/04/23
 Cyprus 9 9 0 0 34 1 +33 100% 2001/04/25
 Czech Republic[b] 22 6 4 12 30 36 −6 36.4% 2021/06/27
 Denmark 32 13 10 9 63 45 +18 56.3% 2022/03/26
 East Germany 9 6 1 2 17 10 +7 72.2% 1986/03/12
 Ecuador 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 66.7% 2022/11/25
 Egypt 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 25% 1990/06/12
 England[c] 33 9 10 14 40 76 −36 42.5% 2024/07/10
 Estonia 6 5 1 0 23 4 +19 91.7% 2019/11/19
 Faroe Islands 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2004/06/01
 Finland 14 11 2 1 43 14 +29 85.7% 2011/09/06
 France 31 11 5 15 57 53 +4 43.5% 2024/06/21
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2021/06/06
 Germany[d] 48 12 18 18 79 90 −11 25.00% 2024/10/14
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 83.3% 2014/05/31
 Gibraltar 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22 100% 2023/11/21
 Great Britain 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0% 1948/07/31
 Greece 11 9 1 1 24 3 +21 86.4% 2023/10/16
 Hungary 18 10 3 5 52 30 +22 55.55% 2024/10/11
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2013/06/07
 Iceland 13 10 1 2 37 7 +30 80.8% 2024/06/10
 Iran 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 1978/06/03
 Israel 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 100% 1989/01/04
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100% 2017/06/04
 Italy 24 3 10 11 24 33 −9 33.3% 2023/06/17
 Japan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 83.3% 2013/11/16
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100% 2015/10/10
 Latvia 5 5 0 0 14 0 +14 100% 2021/10/08
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2004/09/03
 Luxembourg 18 15 1 2 67 14 +53 86.1% 2017/06/09
 North Macedonia 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 80% 2021/06/21
 Malta 6 6 0 0 28 0 +28 100% 1995/10/11
 Mexico 9 4 1 4 15 16 -1 50% 2020/10/07
 Moldova 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 100% 2011/10/07
 Montenegro 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 62.5% 2021/11/13
 Morocco 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 66.7% 2017/05/31
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100% 1998/06/05
 Northern Ireland 8 4 3 1 17 5 +12 68.8% 2019/11/16
 Norway 22 10 7 5 47 28 +19 61.4% 2021/11/16
 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 62.5% 2009/11/18
 Peru 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 87.5% 2018/09/06
 Poland 20 10 7 3 30 20 +10 67.5% 2024/06/16
 Portugal 14 2 4 8 10 16 −6 28.6% 2019/06/09
 Republic of Ireland 24 13 4 7 43 30 +13 62.5% 2023/11/18
 Romania 15 11 3 1 32 3 +29 83.3% 2024/07/02
 Russia[e] 10 4 3 3 14 9 +5 55% 2008/08/20
 Saar 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100% 1956/06/06
 San Marino 6 6 0 0 39 0 +39 100% 2011/09/02
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 1994/06/20
 Scotland 20 10 5 5 32 15 +17 62.5% 2024/03/22
 Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 2022/11/21
 Serbia and Montenegro[f] 10 6 1 3 18 12 +6 65% 2006/06/11
 Slovakia[b] 13 5 2 6 21 20 +1 46.2% 2018/05/31
 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100% 2007/10/17
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100% 1997/06/04
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100% 2007/06/02
 Spain 13 6 2 5 19 18 +1 53.8% 2020/11/11
 Suriname 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100% 1960/07/03
 Sweden 25 11 6 8 47 48 −1 56% 2017/10/10
  Switzerland 33 15 3 15 68 61 +7 50% 2011/11/11
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100% 2007/06/06
 Tunisia 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 66.7% 2009/02/11
 Turkey 15 7 4 4 23 15 +7 60% 2024/07/06
 Ukraine 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 83.3% 2021/06/13
 Uruguay 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 41.7% 2011/06/08
 United States 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 83.3% 2022/12/03
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 2022/11/29
 Wales 10 10 0 0 29 8 +21 100% 2022/06/14
 Yugoslavia 9 5 1 3 17 12 +5 61.1% 2000/06/25
Total 886 452 192 242 1,824 1,125 +699 51.01%
  1. ^ Includes matches against the  Netherlands Antilles.
  2. ^ a b 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.