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The Best Soccer Players from the Netherlands
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Vote up football players from the Netherlands or played on the Netherlands national team.
Who are the best football players from Holland? This list includes the greatest soccer players born in the Netherlands or who played on the Dutch national football team. While the Netherlands men's national team has a long and storied history of producing top international talent, fans of the Oranje have been waiting for the Flying Dutchmen to recapture international glory since 1988. So, who are the best footballers from the Netherlands? Who is the best Dutch soccer player of all time?
Some of the best Dutch soccer players include national legends like Johan Cruijff, Ruud Gullit, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Wesley Sneijder. There are also current Dutch football stars such as Georginio Wijnaldum, Memphis Depay, Virgil van Dijk, and Denzel Dumfries, who are making an impact across the globe.
Vote up the best soccer players from the Netherlands, and help decide who is the greatest Dutch footballer of all time!
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- 1Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON (Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn ˈkrœyf] (listen), internationally spelled Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won ...more - 2Winger
- Nationality: Netherlands
Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a winger. He is known for his dribbling skills, speed, crossing ability and his accurate left foot long-range shots from ...more - 3Forward
- Nationality: Netherlands
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnəs ˈbɛrxkɑmp] (listen); born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who until 21 December 2017 was the assistant manager at ...more - 4Forward
- Nationality: Netherlands
Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑn ˈbɑstə(n)] (listen); born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and former professional football player, who played for Ajax and ...more - 5Defender, Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Ruud Gullit, OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈryt ˈxʏlɪt] (listen); born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a ...more - 6Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Wesley Sneijder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈsnɛi̯dər] (listen); born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch retired professional footballer. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season and one of the three best ...more - 7Centre-back
- Nationality: Netherlands
Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Considered one of the best ...more - 8Goalkeeper
- Nationality: Netherlands
Edwin van der Sar OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtʋɪn vɑn dɛr ˈsɑr] (listen)) (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his career he played ...more - 9Forward
- Nationality: Netherlands
Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn vɑn ˈpɛrsi] (listen); born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers ...more - 10Defender, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈrɛi̯kaːrt] (listen); born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender. Rijkaard ...more - 11Midfielder
- Nationality: Dutch
Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A versatile midfielder, he is known for ...more - 12Midfielder
- Nationality: Suriname, Netherlands
Clarence Clyde Seedorf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈklɛrəns ˈseːdɔrf] (listen); born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He was most recently the manager of the ...more - 13Defender, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Ronald Koeman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːnɑlt ˈkumɑn] (listen); born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch retired footballer who has been manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018. He is the younger ...more - 14Forward
- Nationality: Netherlands
Patrick Kluivert ([ˈpɛtrɪk ˈklœy̯vərt] (listen); born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is the academy director of FC Barcelona. He is the former director of football for ...more - 15Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Marc Overmars (Dutch: [ˈmɑrk ˈoːvərmɑrs] (listen), born 29 March 1973) is a Dutch former footballer and the current director of football at Ajax. During his footballing career, he played as a winger ...more - 16Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈʋɪm vɑn ˈɦaːnəɣɛm]; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former football midfielder and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career ...more - 17Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn ˈneːskə(n)s]; born 15 September 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of ...more - 18Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
John Nicholaas Rep (born 25 November 1951) is a former Dutch footballer. He currently holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7. - 19Defender
- Nationality: Netherlands
Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch retired footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and ...more - 20Defender, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON (Dutch pronunciation: [ɟijoːˈvɑni vɑm ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst] (listen); born 5 February 1975), also known by his nickname Gio, is a retired Dutch footballer and the ...more - 21Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Netherlands
Dirk Kuyt (Dutch: Dirk Kuijt; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪrk ˈkœyt] (listen); born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Originally starting out as a striker, he played much of his ...more - 22Forward
- Nationality: Netherlands
Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌklaːˌʃɑn ˈɦʏntəlaːr] (listen); born 12 August 1983), nicknamed The Hunter, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for ...more - 23Centre back
- Nationality: Dutch
Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. In 2017, De Ligt made his ...more - 24Goalkeeper
- Nationality: Netherlands
Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑns fɑn ˈbrøːkələ(n)], 4 October 1956) is a former Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the technical director of ...more - 25Defender
- Nationality: Netherlands
Franciscus "Frank" de Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋg də ˈbuːr]; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who is currently the head coach of Atlanta United. A former defender, De Boer spent ...more
