Date of birth | 23 January 1984 |
Place of birth | Bedum |
Nationality | Dutch |
Weight | 75 kg |
Height | 1.80 m |
Position | Midfielder |
Arjen Robben is a Dutch forward/winger who appeared at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships, and the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
He is known for his dribbling ability, lightning speed, crossing ability and accurate shooting.
Arjen played for FC Groningen before signing for PSV Eindhoven, where he won the Netherlands' Young Player of the Year award and an Eredivisie title.
He joined Chelsea for the start of the 2004-05 season, helping the South London club to two Premier League titles, before moving to Real Madrid for a reported €35 million.
In August 2009, Arjen moved on to Bayern Munich for a fee of around €25 million, winning he Bundesliga title and scoring the winning goal in the Champions League final.
International career
He made his international debut in April 2003, in a friendly match against Portugal.
At Euro 2004, Arjen scored the deciding penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out between the Netherlands and Sweden.
He helped the Netherlands qualify for the 2006 World Cup and in the Netherlands' opening match against Serbia and Montenegro, he scored the winning goal.
In the 2010 World Cup, Arjen played the whole of the final, despite having missed some of the earlier matches through injury and was nominated for the tournament's Golden Ball, despite Spain's victory.
Arjen was included in Netherlands' 2014 World Cup squad and was one of the key players at the tournament.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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FC Groningen | 01 Jul 2000 | 18 Aug 2002 | |
PSV Eindhoven | 18 Aug 2002 | 22 Jul 2004 | |
Chelsea | 22 Jul 2004 | 23 Aug 2007 | |
Real Madrid | 23 Aug 2007 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | FC Groningen | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | 13 | 5 |
2 |
1
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2001-02 | FC Groningen | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | 13 | ||||
2002-03 | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 2 |
1 |
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2003-04 | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 1 |
1
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2003-04 | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
2004-05 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 |
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2004-05 | Chelsea | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
1 |
||
2004-05 | Chelsea | Premier League | 14 | 4 |
7 |
5
|
|
2004-05 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 3 |
1 |
||
2005-06 | Chelsea | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
2005-06 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
1 |
||
2005-06 | Chelsea | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2005-06 | Chelsea | Premier League | 21 | 7 |
6 |
2
|
2
|
2005-06 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 6 |
2
|
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2006-07 | Chelsea | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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2006-07 | Chelsea | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2006-07 | Chelsea | Premier League | 16 | 5 |
2 |
1
|
|
2006-07 | Chelsea | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 5 |
1 |
2
|
|
2008-09 | Real Madrid | UEFA Champions League | 2 | ||||
2009-10 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 |
5 |
2
|
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2012-13 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 2 |
3 |
1
|
|
2013-14 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 4 |
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2013-14 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Super Cup | 1 | ||||
2014-15 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 2 |
2 |
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2015-16 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 |
2 |
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2016-17 | Bayern Munchen | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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03 Dec 2000 | RKC Waalwijk v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
09 Dec 2000 | De Graafschap v FC Groningen | W | 0-4 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
17 Dec 2000 | FC Groningen v Feyenoord | W | 1-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
21 Dec 2000 | FC Groningen v Heerenveen | W | 2-1 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
31 Jan 2001 | PSV Eindhoven v FC Groningen | L | 3-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
11 Feb 2001 | Feyenoord v FC Groningen | L | 1-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
18 Feb 2001 | FC Groningen v Twente Enschede | W | 2-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
25 Feb 2001 | FC Groningen v NAC Breda | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
02 Mar 2001 | Heerenveen v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
11 Mar 2001 | FC Groningen v Ajax | D | 3-3 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
18 Mar 2001 | NEC Nijmegen v FC Groningen | L | 1-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
01 Apr 2001 | FC Groningen v Vitesse Arnhem | L | 0-1 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
08 Apr 2001 | FC Groningen v Roda JC | L | 1-3 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
14 Apr 2001 | AZ Alkmaar v FC Groningen | L | 2-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
21 Apr 2001 | FC Groningen v RBC Roosendaal | W | 2-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
28 Apr 2001 | Fortuna Sittard v FC Groningen | D | 1-1 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
06 May 2001 | FC Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam | D | 1-1 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
12 May 2001 | Willem II v FC Groningen | L | 3-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
18 Aug 2001 | FC Groningen v PSV Eindhoven | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | 1 |
16 Sep 2001 | FC Groningen v Twente Enschede | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
23 Sep 2001 | NEC Nijmegen v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
30 Sep 2001 | FC Groningen v Ajax | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
14 Oct 2001 | Feyenoord v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
17 Oct 2001 | Vitesse Arnhem v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
21 Oct 2001 | FC Groningen v Heerenveen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
28 Oct 2001 | FC Groningen v Den Bosch | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
04 Nov 2001 | Roda JC v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
18 Nov 2001 | FC Groningen v Fortuna Sittard | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
09 Dec 2001 | FC Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
16 Dec 2001 | FC Groningen v FC Utrecht | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie | |
22 Dec 2001 | PSV Eindhoven v FC Groningen | D | 0-0 | Dutch KPN Telecompetitie |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-18 | 2 | ||||
2000-01 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-21 | 1 |
1
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2000-01 | Netherlands | World Youth Cup | 2 | ||||
2000-01 | Netherlands | World Youth Cup Under-20 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-19 | 4 | 1 |
1
|
1
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2001-02 | Netherlands | Under-21 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 |
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2002-03 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-21 | 4 |
1
|
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2002-03 | Netherlands | Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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2003-04 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
1 |
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2003-04 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 2 |
1 |
1
|
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2004-05 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 2 |
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2005-06 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
1
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2005-06 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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2006-07 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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2006-07 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 4 | ||||
2007-08 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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2007-08 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 2 | 2 |
1 |
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2008-09 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2008-09 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
2009-10 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
2 |
3
|
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2009-10 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
2 |
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2010-11 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
2011-12 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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2011-12 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 3 | ||||
2012-13 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
1
|
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2012-13 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
1 |
||
2013-14 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 10 | 6 |
2
|
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2013-14 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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2014-15 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
2014-15 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 2 |
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2015-16 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
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2015-16 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
2016-17 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 2 |
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2016-17 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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2017-18 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 4 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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27 Mar 2001 | Portugal v Netherlands | L | 3-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 2 |
05 Apr 2001 | Netherlands v Denmark | D | 1-1 | UEFA U18 | Intermediary round |
01 May 2001 | Denmark v Netherlands | L | 3-2 | UEFA U18 | Intermediary round |
18 Jun 2001 | Netherlands v Costa Rica | L | 1-3 | World Youth Cup | Group E |
21 Jun 2001 | Netherlands v Ecuador | D | 1-1 | World Youth Cup | Group E |
28 Jun 2001 | Angola v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | World Youth Cup Under-20 | 2nd round |
14 Aug 2001 | England v Netherlands | L | 4-0 | Under-21 | |
10 Nov 2001 | Albania v Netherlands | W | 1-8 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
12 Nov 2001 | San Marino v Netherlands | W | 0-7 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
14 Nov 2001 | Netherlands v France | W | 2-1 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
10 Apr 2002 | Republic of Ireland v Netherlands | D | 0-0 | UEFA U19 | Quarter-final |
06 Sep 2002 | Netherlands v Belarus | L | 0-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
15 Oct 2002 | Austria v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
19 Nov 2002 | Germany v Netherlands | L | 4-1 | U21 | |
28 Mar 2003 | Netherlands v Czech Republic | L | 0-3 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
02 Apr 2003 | Moldova v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
30 Apr 2003 | Netherlands v Portugal | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
06 Sep 2003 | Netherlands v Austria | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
11 Oct 2003 | Netherlands v Moldova | W | 5-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
18 Feb 2004 | Netherlands v USA | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
01 Jun 2004 | Netherlands v Faroe Islands | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
05 Jun 2004 | Netherlands v Republic of Ireland | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
19 Jun 2004 | Netherlands v Czech Republic | L | 2-3 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
23 Jun 2004 | Netherlands v Latvia | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
26 Jun 2004 | Sweden v Netherlands | W | 0-0 (5-4) | UEFA European Championship | Quarter-final |
30 Jun 2004 | Portugal v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Semi-final |
17 Nov 2004 | Andorra v Netherlands | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
26 Mar 2005 | Romania v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
04 Jun 2005 | Netherlands v Romania | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
08 Jun 2005 | Finland v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
17 Aug 2005 | Netherlands v Germany | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
07 Sep 2005 | Netherlands v Andorra | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
08 Oct 2005 | Czech Republic v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
01 Mar 2006 | Netherlands v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
27 May 2006 | Netherlands v Cameroon | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
04 Jun 2006 | Netherlands v Australia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
11 Jun 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro v Netherlands | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
16 Jun 2006 | Netherlands v Ivory Coast | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
25 Jun 2006 | Portugal v Netherlands | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
16 Aug 2006 | Republic of Ireland v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | International Friendly | |
07 Oct 2006 | Bulgaria v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
11 Oct 2006 | Netherlands v Albania | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
15 Nov 2006 | Netherlands v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
24 Mar 2007 | Netherlands v Romania | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
28 Mar 2007 | Slovenia v Netherlands | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
13 Oct 2007 | Romania v Netherlands | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
17 Oct 2007 | Netherlands v Slovenia | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
29 May 2008 | Netherlands v Denmark | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
01 Jun 2008 | Netherlands v Wales | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Jun 2008 | France v Netherlands | W | 1-4 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
17 Jun 2008 | Netherlands v Romania | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
20 Aug 2008 | Russia v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
10 Sep 2008 | North Macedonia v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
11 Feb 2009 | Tunisia v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
28 Mar 2009 | Netherlands v Scotland | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
01 Apr 2009 | Netherlands v North Macedonia | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
06 Jun 2009 | Iceland v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
10 Jun 2009 | Netherlands v Norway | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
12 Aug 2009 | Netherlands v England | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
05 Sep 2009 | Netherlands v Japan | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Sep 2009 | Scotland v Netherlands | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
03 Mar 2010 | Netherlands v USA | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
05 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Hungary | W | 6-1 | International Friendly | |
24 Jun 2010 | Cameroon v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
28 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Slovakia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
02 Jul 2010 | Netherlands v Brazil | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Quarter-final |
06 Jul 2010 | Netherlands v Uruguay | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Semi-final |
11 Jul 2010 | Netherlands v Spain | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Final |
04 Jun 2011 | Brazil v Netherlands | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
29 Feb 2012 | England v Netherlands | W | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2012 | Netherlands v Bulgaria | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
30 May 2012 | Netherlands v Slovakia | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
02 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Northern Ireland | W | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Denmark | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
13 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Germany | L | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
17 Jun 2012 | Portugal v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
15 Aug 2012 | Belgium v Netherlands | L | 4-2 | International Friendly | |
07 Sep 2012 | Netherlands v Turkey | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
14 Nov 2012 | Netherlands v Germany | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
06 Feb 2013 | Netherlands v Italy | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
22 Mar 2013 | Netherlands v Estonia | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
26 Mar 2013 | Netherlands v Romania | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
07 Jun 2013 | Indonesia v Netherlands | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
11 Jun 2013 | China PR v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
14 Aug 2013 | Portugal v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
06 Sep 2013 | Estonia v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
11 Oct 2013 | Netherlands v Hungary | W | 8-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
15 Oct 2013 | Turkey v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
16 Nov 2013 | Japan v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
31 May 2014 | Netherlands v Ghana | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
04 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Wales | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Jun 2014 | Spain v Netherlands | W | 1-5 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
18 Jun 2014 | Australia v Netherlands | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
23 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Chile | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
29 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Mexico | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
05 Jul 2014 | Netherlands v Costa Rica | W | 0-0 (4-3) | FIFA World Cup | Quarter-final |
09 Jul 2014 | Argentina v Netherlands | L | 0-0 (2-4) | FIFA World Cup | Semi-final |
12 Jul 2014 | Brazil v Netherlands | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | 3rd place play-off |
10 Oct 2014 | Netherlands v Kazakhstan | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
13 Oct 2014 | Iceland v Netherlands | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
12 Nov 2014 | Netherlands v Mexico | L | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
16 Nov 2014 | Netherlands v Latvia | W | 6-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
03 Sep 2015 | Netherlands v Iceland | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
13 Nov 2015 | Wales v Netherlands | W | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
13 Nov 2016 | Luxembourg v Netherlands | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
25 Mar 2017 | Bulgaria v Netherlands | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
04 Jun 2017 | Netherlands v Ivory Coast | W | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
09 Jun 2017 | Netherlands v Luxembourg | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
31 Aug 2017 | France v Netherlands | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
03 Sep 2017 | Netherlands v Bulgaria | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
07 Oct 2017 | Belarus v Netherlands | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
10 Oct 2017 | Netherlands v Sweden | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group A |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.