- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1984
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Football athletes from Netherlands
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 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
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Johan Cruyff | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1964–1984 | 92.9 |
| 79 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–— | 87.7 |
| 98 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 114 | Marco van Basten | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–1995 | 86.7 |
| 134 | Vivianne Miedema | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–— | 86.1 |
| 206 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 209 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 84.8 |
| 236 | Ruud Gullit | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1979–1998 | 84.2 |
| 342 | Ronald Koeman | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1997 | 82 |
| 353 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 369 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 378 | Edgar Davids | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2014 | 81 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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