Netherlands national football team records

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

As of 10 October 2014

Player records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most capped Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is the most capped player in the history of Netherlands with 130 caps. # Player National career Matches Goals Minutes Total career 1. Edwin van der Sar 1995–2008 130 0 11,463 1988–2011 2. Wesley Sneijder 2004–0000 126 29 8,800 2000–0000 3. Frank de Boer 1990–2004 112 13 9,271 1988–2005 4. Rafael van der Vaart 2001–0000 109 25 6,938 2000–0000 5. Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1996–2010 106 6 8,215 1993–2010 6. Dirk Kuyt 2003–2014 104 24 6,875 2002–0000 7. Phillip Cocu 1996–2006 101 10 8,000 1988–2006 8. Robin van Persie 2005–0000 100 50 7,026 2001–0000 9. Clarence Seedorf 1994–2008 87 11 5,982 1992–2013 10. John Heitinga 2004–0000 87 7 7,031 2001–0000 Last updated: 1 April 2015 Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch) Most goals scored Striker Robin van Persie is the top scorer in the history of Netherlands with 50 goals. # Player National career Goals Matches Average Minutes Total career 1. Robin van Persie 2005– 50 101 0.49 7,026 2001- 2. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2006- 42 76 0.56 3,699 2002- 3. Patrick Kluivert 1994–2004 40 79 0.51 5,816 1994-2008 4. Dennis Bergkamp 1990–2000 37 79 0.47 6,339 1986–2006 5. Faas Wilkes 1946–1961 35 38 0.92 3,450 1940–1964 6. Ruud van Nistelrooy 1998–2011 35 70 0.50 4,543 1994–2012 7. Abe Lenstra 1940–1959 33 47 0.70 4,260 1935–1963 8. Johan Cruyff 1966–1977 33 48 0.69 4,282 1964–1984 9. Arjen Robben 2004- 30 118 0.25 8,800 2004- 10. Wesley Sneijder 2004- 29 121 0.23 9,147 2003- Last updated: 1 April 2015 Source: voetbalstats.nl (Dutch) Hat-tricks Robin Van Persie scored four goals in one match for the Dutch national side during their 11-0 win over minnows San Marino on Friday 2 September 2011. He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Hungary on 11 October 2013. # Player National career Matches Hat-tricks Total career 1. Mannes Francken 1906-1914 22 3 1906-1914 Beb Bakhuys 1928-1937 23 3 1925-1939 John Bosman 1986-1997 30 3 1983-2002 Faas Wilkes 1946-1961 38 3 1945-1964 5. Noud van Melis 1950-1957 13 2 1950-1957 Wim Lagendaal 1930-1935 15 2 1930-1935 Tonny van de Linden 1957-1963 24 2 1957-1963 Rob Rensenbrink 1968–1979 46 2 1965-1982 Marco van Basten 1983-1992 58 2 1981-1995 Patrick Kluivert 1994-2004 79 2 1994-2008 Robin van Persie 2005–0000 94 2 2001–0000 12. 22 other players 1 [1] Age Records Oldest player to make debut: Sander Boschker 39 years and 256 days vs  Ghana, 2 July 2010 Youngest player to make debut: Jan van Breda Kolff 17 years and 74 days vs  Belgium, 2 April 1911 RSSSF Oldest player to score: Abe Lenstra 38 years and 143 days  Belgium, 19 April 1959 Youngest player to score: Jan van Breda Kolff 17 years and 74 days vs  Belgium, 2 April 1911 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.[2] World Cup Appearances: 10 (most recent in 2014) Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-Up (1974, 1978, 2010) European Championship Appearances: 9 (most recent in 2012) Most successful European Championship appearance: Winners (1988) Summer Olympics Appearances: 8 (most recent in 2008) Most successful Olympics appearance: Third Place (1908, 1912, 1920) Honours FIFA World Cup Runners-up: 3 1974, 1978, 2010 European Championship winners: 1 1988 Olympic bronze medals: 3 1908, 1912, 1920 Match records Firsts First match: Belgium  1 – 4  Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) First World Cup finals match: Switzerland   3 – 2  Netherlands (Milan, Italy; 27 May 1934) First European Championship finals match: Netherlands  1 – 3  Czechoslovakia (Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 16 June 1976) Record results Biggest win: Netherlands  11 – 0  San Marino (Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2 September 2011) Biggest loss: England AM. 12 – 2  Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907) Rankings Highest FIFA Rank: 1 (August 2011) Lowest FIFA Rank: 25 (May 1998) FIFA Team of the Year First place: 1 2000 FIFA Team of the Year Third place: 3 2005, 2008, 2009 Highest Elo ranking: 1 (March 1911 – March 1912, June 1912, Aug 1920, June 1978, June 1988 – June 1990, June–September 1992, June 2002, June–September 2003, October 2005, June 2008, July 2010) Lowest Elo Ranking: 56 (October 1954) Team records Head to head records As of 1 September 2016. Draws include Penalty shoot-outs Opponent P W D* L GF GA %W %D %L  Albania 4 4 0 0 7 1 100 0 0  Andorra 6 6 0 0 21 0 100 0 0  Argentina 9 4 4 1 13 6 44 44 12  Armenia 2 2 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Australia 4 1 2 1 5 5 25 50 25  Austria 18 8 4 6 36 24 44 22 34  Belarus 6 4 0 2 10 3 67 0 33  Belgium 125 55 29 41 278 218 44 23 33  Brazil 12 4 5 3 18 15 31 38 31  Bulgaria 10 4 2 4 17 14 40 20 40  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 3 1 67 33 0  Canada 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  China PR 2 2 0 0 4 0 100 0 0  CIS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0  Colombia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0  Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0  Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0  Croatia 2 1 0 1 4 2 50 0 50  Cyprus 9 9 0 0 34 1 100 0 0  Czechoslovakia 9 2 1 6 6 8 22 11 67  Czech Republic 11 3 3 5 11 11 33 33 33  Denmark 31 12 10 9 59 43 39 32 29  East Germany 9 6 1 2 17 10 67 11 22  Ecuador 2 1 1 0 2 1 50 50 0  Egypt 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 50 50  England 20 6 9 5 24 28 26 48 26  Estonia 4 3 1 0 14 4 75 25 0  Faroe Islands 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Finland 14 11 2 1 43 14 79 14 7  France 24 10 4 10 53 40 45 18 37  Germany 25 8 10 7 46 44 32 40 28  Ghana 2 1 1 0 4 1 50 50 0  Greece 9 7 1 1 20 3 78 11 11  Hungary 17 10 2 5 51 29 59 12 29  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Iceland 11 9 1 2 33 7 82 9 9  Iran 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Italy 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 44 39  Japan 3 2 1 0 6 2 67 33 0  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 2 100 0 0  South Korea 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0 0  Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  Luxembourg 16 13 1 2 59 13 81 6 13  Macau 4 2 2 0 8 3 50 50 0  Malta 6 6 0 0 28 0 100 0 0  Mexico 8 4 1 3 15 15 50 12 38  Moldova 4 4 0 0 9 1 100 0 0  Morocco 2 1 0 1 3 3 50 0 50  Netherlands Antilles 2 1 1 0 8 0 50 50 0  Nigeria 1 1 0 0 5 1 100 0 0  Norway 20 9 6 5 44 27 45 30 25  Paraguay 2 1 1 0 5 1 50 50 0  Peru 3 2 1 0 5 0 75 25 0  Poland 15 6 6 3 21 16 38 43 19  Portugal 12 1 4 7 7 15 8 33 59  Republic of Ireland 20 9 4 7 40 29 52 14 34  Romania 13 9 3 1 26 3 69 23 8  Russia 3 1 1 1 6 5 33 33 33  San Marino 6 6 0 0 39 0 100 0 0  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0  Scotland 17 8 4 5 25 13 47 24 29  Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 0 0 1 0 100 0 0  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 4 1 100 0 0  Slovenia 2 2 0 0 3 0 100 0 0  South Africa 2 2 0 0 4 1 100 0 0  Soviet Union 6 3 1 2 8 4 50 17 33  Spain 11 5 1 5 16 17 45 10 45  Sweden 18 7 4 7 44 47 43 22 35   Switzerland 33 15 3 15 68 61 45 10 45  Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 1 100 0 0  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 7 3 33 67 0  Turkey 11 5 4 3 13 9 50 30 20  Ukraine 2 1 1 0 4 1 50 50 0  Uruguay 6 2 1 3 4 1 33 17 50  United States 5 4 0 1 10 5 80 0 20  Wales 8 8 0 0 24 5 100 0 0  West Germany 15 2 5 8 18 33 13 33 54  Yugoslavia 9 5 1 3 17 12 56 11 33 References http://www.voetbalstats.nl/topsnedxicgt3.php 3 Michel Vorm And Two Minutes Of Glory sbnation.com