- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1984
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 52
Greatest Athletes from Netherlands
This ranking is led by Johan Cruyff, Edwin van der Sar and Sherida Spitse. GOAT Rank currently ranks 52 eligible athletes from Netherlands using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Johan Cruyff ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.9.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1991
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1935–1955
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1995
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1980–1992
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1996
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1970–1980
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1970–1992
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–2025
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Johan Cruyff | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1964–1984 | 92.9 |
| 38 | Edwin van der Sar | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2011 | 90.8 |
| 156 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–active | 87.7 |
| 175 | Wesley Sneijder | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2003–2019 | 87.5 |
| 196 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 220 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1935–1955 | 86.9 |
| 230 | Inge de Bruijn | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2007 | 86.8 |
| 235 | Marco van Basten | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–1995 | 86.7 |
| 295 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 86.2 |
| 306 | Vivianne Miedema | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.1 |
| 360 | Virgil van Dijk | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2011–active | 85.6 |
| 471 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 560 | Ruud Gullit | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1979–1998 | 84.2 |
| 582 | Robin van Persie | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2002–2019 | 84.2 |
| 794 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1994–2010 | 83.0 |
| 814 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2008–2021 | 82.9 |
| 912 | Sharon van Rouwendaal | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2012–active | 82.4 |
| 917 | Georginio Wijnaldum | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2007–active | 82.4 |
| 984 | Ronald Koeman | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1997 | 82.0 |
| 1028 | Conny van Bentum | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1992 | 81.9 |
| 1030 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 1037 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 81.8 |
| 1090 | Sifan Hassan | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 81.5 |
| 1144 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 1158 | Femke Heemskerk | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2005–active | 81.2 |
| 1187 | Edgar Davids | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2014 | 81.0 |
| 1222 | Karin Brienesse | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–1996 | 80.8 |
| 1422 | Rafael van der Vaart | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2019 | 79.8 |
| 1530 | Enith Brigitha | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1970–1980 | 79.2 |
| 1792 | Patrick Stephan Kluivert | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 78.0 |
| 2239 | Patrick van Balkom | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2004 | 76.2 |
| 2309 | Lucia Rijker | Boxing | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2004 | 75.9 |
| 2367 | Timothy Beck | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1997–2008 | 75.8 |
| 2388 | Bert Blyleven | Baseball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1970–1992 | 75.6 |
| 2443 | Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–2001 | 75.4 |
| 2534 | Femke Bol | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2018–active | 75.0 |
| 2592 | Richard Krajicek | Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1989–2003 | 74.7 |
| 2634 | Kim Busch | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 74.5 |
| 2643 | Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2015–active | 74.5 |
| 2829 | Elvis Afrifa | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2017–active | 73.5 |
| 3256 | Donny van de Beek | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2016–2025 | 69.7 |
| 3288 | Christiaan Varenhorst | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2010–active | 69.3 |
| 3299 | Alexander Brouwer | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2009–active | 69.1 |
| 3300 | Robert Meeuwsen | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2009–active | 69.1 |
| 3312 | Max Verstappen | Formula 1 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2015–active | 68.9 |
| 3367 | Peter Blangé | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1988–2001 | 68.2 |
| 3522 | Li Jie | Table Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 66.5 |
| 3639 | Li Jiao | Table Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2020 | 65.3 |
| 3991 | Steven van de Velde | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2010–active | 61.4 |
| 4026 | Nyck de Vries | Formula 1 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2019–active | 61.0 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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