- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1984
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 23
Greatest Football Players from Netherlands
This ranking is led by Johan Cruyff, Edwin van der Sar and Sherida Spitse. GOAT Rank currently ranks 23 eligible Football players 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.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Johan Cruyff | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1964–1984 | 92.9 |
| 26 | Edwin van der Sar | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2011 | 90.8 |
| 107 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–active | 87.7 |
| 119 | Wesley Sneijder | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2003–2019 | 87.5 |
| 131 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 153 | Marco van Basten | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–1995 | 86.7 |
| 174 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 86.2 |
| 180 | Vivianne Miedema | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.1 |
| 214 | Virgil van Dijk | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2011–active | 85.6 |
| 268 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 302 | Ruud Gullit | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1979–1998 | 84.2 |
| 310 | Robin van Persie | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2002–2019 | 84.2 |
| 391 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1994–2010 | 83.0 |
| 420 | Georginio Wijnaldum | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2007–active | 82.4 |
| 446 | Ronald Koeman | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1997 | 82.0 |
| 462 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 491 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 502 | Edgar Davids | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2014 | 81.0 |
| 542 | Rafael van der Vaart | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2019 | 79.8 |
| 585 | Patrick Stephan Kluivert | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 78.0 |
| 623 | Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–2001 | 75.4 |
| 631 | Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2015–active | 74.5 |
| 650 | Donny van de Beek | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2016–2025 | 69.7 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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