Top 5 Best Dutch Players Of All Time! (Legendary Skills and Goals!)

The Netherlands have created some Brilliant talents over the years, but who's the best? In this video we discuss which players i think are the best! Which country should i do next?
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[@footballnerd1895]

DISCLAIMER! I’ve been reading a lot of comments and many people agree with the list and many disagree, this list is my OPINION, other people are of course entitled to their own opinion too! I am half Dutch myself and a huge supporter of the National Team! In hindsight I think I would have added Gullit in at number 4 and put Robben at 5, however all these players were legends, as were all the many players that didn’t make the list! Thank you for the support! FN

[@TiiqawxHD]

Gullit was overrsted , the team around him was really.good

[@mrdfk9410]

Omitting Gullit is a cardinal sin. Van Nistelrooj. 😂

[@gerardritzer]

What about dutch goalkeepers, van Beveren, eddy treiter, van der Sar, van Breukelen,,,,,,,,,,,

[@AblazeFPS1]

FootballNerd if Robben would have made that shot 1v1 vs Casillas on the WC final? He would be number 1!

[@johanprx7985]

There are too many players that deserve to be on that list. Robbie de Wit, Piet Keizer, Wesley Snijder, Coen Moulin, etc. Everyone's list is different. I also have a different list. Don't worry. It's your channel and your list is great!

[@EmmaPeelman]

Holland has arguably had more top-notch centre-forwards known the world over than any other country since the 70s: Cruyff, Van Basten, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Van Nistelrooy and Van Persie. For such a small country too. Proud of it.

[@Williamottelucas]

Nou en of!

[@lws7394]

Yeah right .. Ronaldo, Romario, Zico, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo ..

[@EmiliooNL]

​@@lws7394 Lets count golden boots and ballon d'ors. And after that a country size comparison

[@_Achilles.]

Dennis Bergkamp my favourite ❤️ He was a unique player and since he retired I've never seen a similar player like him again.

[@AFCADaan9]

My list would be: 1. Cruyff 2. Van Basten 3. Bergkamp 4. Gullit 5. Rijkaard Robben could be in it, but I feel he never reached his full potential because of injuries, if Robben would have an injury free carreer he would be ranked among messi and ronaldo nowadays

[@vvenrooij]

Seedorf is one of the best players ever, worldwide. First and one of the only players who won the champions league with 3 teams, and he was very important in each of those teams. Seedorf > Van Nistelrooy. But yeah, Gullit, Rijkaard it's hard to pass them with anyone. Too many dutch super superstars throughout the years

[@timowilms8102]

I doubt that last statement but I do think he could have gotten much more out of his carreer...

[@jonathanvenderbos6112]

vvenrooij Yeah, Seedorf is underrated.

[@deeqsiabdilahiahmed1038]

Facts

[@dumbeldore9067]

@@Davidwv97 still not better Then Blind. You guys know nothing about football.

[@tfaisyle5202]

To many great player of dutch team... they are all great player of all time... salute from indonesia

[@T4Liam]

Dennis Bergkamp was so good, both Cruyff and Van Basten played in his testimonial. Though I'm surprised that there's no footage of Van Bastens volley in the European cup final against Russia, isn't shown. As that's one of the greatest goals ever.

[@Scotiron]

Agreed. My favourite goal of all time. Did it when it mattered too. Van Basten is the greatest front man of all time. Forged goals from nothing.

[@ministryofcigars8222]

Or his bicycle kick against FC Den Bosch.

[@ahmettozlu4050]

The greatest goal

[@MarcVesseur]

Or his header against real M

[@aminplavci4630]

Im from the Netherlands 1 is always for my Cruyff

[@marcbrockhoff]

No doubt

[@yvesgysel9834]

For me being a Belgian Johan Cruyff is simply the best player ever. Vision, dribbler, shooter, passing. Just a phenomenal player. Forget Maradona, Messi and CR7. Johan was the most complete player ever. The Netherlands have had really top players on every position. Why they have not won a Word Cup yet, is for me a mystery. They have a good young team now and I expect a lot of them on the World Cup in 2022.

[@sophysam7374]

And Marco Van basten

[@Yeahbuddy294]

Me too

[@JoKouji]

@@yvesgysel9834 me too I m From turkey Cruyff is Best player for ever

[@apocalypsed8]

When I say Ruud at 5 I did not have much confidence in this top 5, when I saw Dennis at 3 I became silent and focussed, When I saw Johan at 1 I shed a tear and surrendered. This video is great.

[@footballnerd1895]

Thank you! The support is much appreciated!

[@Bhanna4d]

I thought thecsame thing with Ruud at 5. I was prepering my Robben > Van Nistelrooy response. OP did not let me down.

[@paulchau6967]

Actually not only five. Dutch football players are great. They created full team forward and full team defense. They are the pioneer in the football world. Johan cryff was the best. To be honest, Dutch and Brazilian football is an art. They are entertaining the football supporters worldwide in the past and future.

[@aratibehera8688]

True answer

[@manuelgutierrezriffo3163]

🇨🇱🇳🇱 Leyendas del fútbol mundial. Son Gigantes del fútbol. Héroes deportivos en Holanda. Ustedes hermanos Holandeses merecen ganar la Copa del mundo. Desde Chile siempre los apoyaré incondicionalmente. Conocí Holanda el 2005 en Den Helder por mi trabajo como marino. Ustedes aman y vibran con el futbol. Gracias por todo. Viva Holanda y Viva Chile !!!! 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@Felixdehuiskat-ul2mb]

Thank you Manuel. I hope you are doing oke in 🇨🇱 whit what is going on right now

[@abhijitkumardas5751]

Dennis Bergkamp the survivor of the Dutch.

[@rowdesolation1704]

Me either.

[@MegGriffin45]

I'm surprised that Willy Van Der Kuylen, Abe Lenstra, Wesley Sneijder, Robin Van Persie, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Marc Overmars, Faas Wilkes, and Edwin Van Der Sar weren't even given an honorable mention.

[@footballnerd1895]

Should I make a top ten?

[@MegGriffin45]

@@footballnerd1895 That'd be cool, but you don't have to feel obligated to make one.

[@erwinvandooren1075]

Ehm you missed the ones that should have actually been included being Seedorf, Gullit and Rijkaard.

[@Colby_Bg]

What abaut Rudd ghullit

[@ml8022]

@@Colby_Bg Also a top 5 legend

[@rick8869]

Abe lenstra has to be in the top 5. Johan Cruijff had made a team in 2000 ‘oranje van de eeuw’ for a benefit game was Abe Lenstra the only player who was already death but for honour he was in the team. It was fiorentina who send Abe a blank cheque. His wife said ‘ask 1 million’ abe lenstra replied ‘no are you crazy what if they accept it’. so he stayed in the Netherlands. Abe lenstra 47 international matches, 33 goals Johan cruijf 48 international matches, 33 goals

[@manoliswec5674]

the list should be called: top 3 dutch players i saw growing up and 2 everybody think are the best

[@emiel9958]

Johan Neeskens... forgotten player by many of my generation but he definetly belongs in this list. :(

[@JoKouji]

Keitzer to

[@eusbiggums9367]

1. Cruijff = changed football in total 2. Van Hamegen = Could control the ball perfectly. Never gave a bad pass and some how was a beast aswell 3. Gullit = The complete footballer 4. Van Basten = Best central striker we ever had 5. Sneijder = the one and only number 10. His nickname the sniper says it all. Could pass perfectly. 100% precision Had to put Sneijder in it. My favorite dutch player.

[@ajwilmink9111]

eus biggums Van Hanegem might be the most underrated dutch player ever

[@jogabonito4453]

@@ajwilmink9111 Not underrated just unknown to a lot of people outside of Holland.

[@eusbiggums9367]

Yeah he was. A shame tho because he was amazing

[@mats429]

abe lenstra nummer 2

[@eusbiggums9367]

Abe lenstra was a great player indeed. The others in the list were just a bit better

[@kevinstoneham1245]

What a beautifully constructed production. I love the way for each player you played the commentary for their last goal. Also, the music was perfect and would you be able to let me know what it is please.

[@MarcVesseur]

Agreed!

[@rjhazel58]

Late to the party but my goodness for a relatively small country what a number of great players, the 1974 team was my favourite but the 88 team was arguably up there. Cruyff at #1 is a no brainer, think folk like Neeskens and Krol deserve consideration (maybe I'm 10/20 years older than the average viewer) too. You've got the right players but how to filter down to just 5. Great footballing nation.

[@footballnerd1895]

It truly demonstrates how the number of people doesn’t matter, a small nation can still produce some legendary players!

[@josdenhartog7385]

Thanks, and we have still some nice players coming!

[@crack0797]

Bergkamp is by far the most technical player

[@Kelvinpierre99]

KW75 alle nederlanders krijgen deze nu in recommendation😂

[@neutralman3069]

Yes, agree if not compare by the trophy they got, Bergkamp skills is fantastic

[@marionow6227]

Gerald Vanenburg

[@TheElvisHolland]

Je bedoeld Arjan Robben. Wat een gigant 3 en 4 man passeren en goals maken vanuit een onmoigelijke positie op zijn 35e. Niet te evenaren

[@henriveenstra1003]

No , Cruyff was

[@Muscleladyfan]

Johan Cruyff is the best football player that ever walked this planet. And probably far beyond. He was Pure Art. I always get tears in my eyes when i see him play in his best years. There were many Great players but there has been only 1 Genius.

[@footballnerd1895]

The way he played was magical, it's as if he saw the game differently to anyone else and he revolutionized football as both a player and manager

[@captainwin6333]

Gullit, Rijkaard, Seedorf, Davids, the current manager Koeman was a tremendous player.

[@josdenhartog7385]

Bedankt voor de video, tranen in mijn ogen van geluk met die mooie momenten!

[@footballnerd1895]

Ja vind ik ook! bedankt voor de steun!

[@elchapo2790]

1. Cruyff 2. Van Basten 3. Gullit 4. Bergkamp 5. Rijkaard

[@elchapo2790]

EDIT Rijkaard > Bergman’s

[@ZAOUWV]

Agree

[@afa78djd]

Robben had a ball control like no other Dutch player I've ever seen. It's a shame he didn't get his WC but he definitely deserved it.

[@alokbhide]

Nice video. Gullit has to be in the top 5 I think. Also Rijkaard. Ruud Van Nistelrooij and Robben not so much.

[@footballnerd1895]

Thank you for the comment! Holland have had so many great players it’s hard to make one true top 5!

[@mosalahalhanbali02130]

Holland is my favorite team ever

[@josdenhartog7385]

😃👍⚽️⚽️⚽️

[@stanquist4589]

1. Cruyff 2. Van Basten 3. Gullit 4. Bergkamp 5. Van Nistelrooy 6. Robben 7. Rijkaard 8. Kluivert 9. Koeman 10. Van persie

[@ezandman6804]

Seedorf

[@stanquist4589]

@@ezandman6804 niet aan gedacht 👍🏿

[@danielanderson7750]

Great country with with lots of good players this country should have won 2 World Cup but am pretty sure it's just a matter of time

[@joost5027]

Van Nistelrooy shouldn't be in it. This is a more likely ranking: 1. Cruijf 2. Van Basten 3. Van Hanegem 4. Gullit 5. Bergkamp Number 6 and 7 are probably Abe Lenstra(who you can even squeeze in to the top 5) and Arjen Robben. I'd also say that players such as Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Ronald Koeman, Frank Rijkaard, Johan Neeskens, Marc Overmars and Wesley Sneijder were better than Van Nistelrooij

[@angryferret101]

This is a great list, sadly van hanegem has been really underrated

[@shovon203]

I think Nistelroi was great as a striker...but as a football player Gullit was way more better than him....

[@footballnerd1895]

Yeah I'd say Gullit was a more complete play than Van Nistelrooy Tbh it's hard to choose a best five from Holland me and my dad who are both Dutch decided this was probably the best we could come up with but there are many players who could have also been in this list! Thanks for commenting!

[@RoyanMusic21]

where is robin van persie?

[@vvenrooij]

Seedorf

[@jongenn7053]

Ik vind dat juichen van van nistelrooij nog steeda prachtig haha

[@irwanwong3878]

Cruyff is my favorite and my legend footbellers ever 😇

[@TheElvisHolland]

Look at the faboulos film 99 goals with Bayern Munchen. The very best Dutch player

[@irwanwong3878]

@@TheElvisHolland let see 👀

[@swewunna]

Even as a United fan, Ruud Gullit should have been on the list instead of RVN. RVN is a goal scoring machine but not in the way of Gullit or Cruyff. Then again may be Van Basten was also a goal machine.

[@minimoulah]

We have too many great players for a top 5...

[@thomklinkenberg5997]

Cruyff better than Pele and Maradona in my opinion. Could accelerate in a sprint and made moves that made the world go ''WOW!''

[@hottreezy]

Thom Klinkenberg Pele will never get the recognition he deserves because he's "black". By far the best ever.

[@rubenoostendorp9661]

@hottreezy pele was a fraud, i know he played in the hardest league at the time and i think he was a great player but everybody says he scored over a thousand goals but that isnt true he scored 11 per match in friendlies against the local fire-department and those goals counted as real official goals

[@hottreezy]

Ruben Oostendorp to me the goals are not so important it's more...almost all dribbles you see nowadays HE did it before. And HE made Brazil the best football country Ever World Champion pretty much by himself at AGE 16!!!

[@aicatstory10-f6g]

Clerence Seedorf is the best dutch player of all time!!!

[@thomklinkenberg5997]

Pelé scores alot of his goals fa younger teams or from lower competitions. Cruyff played for Barcelona, Ajax, Feyenoord.

[@shovon203]

I think you missed Ruud Gullit...He is the best after Cruyff ....He was the leader among the Gullit, Basten and Rijkaard Trio...Statistics does not always tell the truth....He was emotional...he had high temper..but he was a character like Maradona....

[@footballnerd1895]

shovon203 he was a warrior! I could've have put many other players in this list, should've made an honorable mentions part ahah Thanks for commenting!

[@roberthermans6357]

and a great athlete! His physique is impressive, even among professional sporters

[@wimjansen8307]

Even the statistics show Gullit was (one of) the best! 2 euro cups, 1 euro champion, 2 x world player. Lots of goals! Many national championship OR cups.

[@michakeegel789]

You were a legend we will never forget you Johan Cruijff 💪💪💪💪💪

[@frankdevries5739]

nobody mentioned Rensenbrinnk;; definetely topp 5 for me

[@karelguus5165]

My top five would be: 1. beugelsdijk 2. Henk veerman 3. Bruno Martins indi 4. Daley blind 5. Gerard Joling

[@casperschonewille3457]

where is jeroen verhoeven? ooooooooooh pizza

[@knuffelberend]

I'm missing Patricia Paay in this list. Would have won the golden ball easily if she was a man.

[@marcbrockhoff]

Niet met je eens, Gerald Joling mag nog geen eens de schoenen poetsen van Jan Smit, voor de rest is je lijst niet verkeerd! Rustaggggg;)

[@asmailali6972]

Hahahaha

[@jeroenr1282]

You definitely forgot van Hanegem! He was after Cruyff the best player the Netherlands ever had.

[@zoddimmortal4042]

1. Van Basten 2. Cruyff 3. Gullit. 4. Bergamp 5. Ryakard

[@chicks-on-the-loose]

Van Hanegem as no 2 definitely, but Keizer, Seedorf, Rijkaard, Koeman, Stam, Van Persie, Cocu ... each could make that list. Better make it the best 10 then ...

[@rwin1]

Agreed on Cruijff and Van Basten, although they should have a shared no 1. But since Cruijff is older, its fine by me :). Bergkamp on 3th is also fine. Kluivert is better than Van Nistelrooy, technically spoken. You could easely have made a top 10 though. Enough legends from NL!

[@davidmolinagomez7417]

"Voetbal is de kunst om de bal aan de voet te hebben en die niet te verliezen, om er vervolgens iets constructiefs voor de ploeg mee te doen. Om vanaf elk gebied van het veld de bal op te pikken (desnoods te gaan halen) en naar het andere doel te werken. Om clean en fair acties te maken, assists te geven, zelf te scoren en te verdedigen. Op dat `pakket` moet een voetballer beoordeeld worden want dat is voetbal. Helaas is voor het merendeel de trofee of het doelpunt zelf, bepalend. Volledig onterecht." D10S Lionel Messi! Klaar. Einde discussie.

[@footballnerd1895]

Ja, zeker! Dat is waar!

[@keesacheampong123]

Thanks for your effort to make a top 5 of Dutch players. But besides of Cruijff, van Basten, Robben and Bergkamp there were many more brilliant players like Abe Lenstra, Willem van Hanegem, Gullit, Rijkaard, Stam, Seedorf, Davids , Jonk, Vanenburg, Overmars, Snijder, van Persie, van der Vaart etc etc etc. So a top 100 should be made to hour all this outstanding players. And it never seems to stop cause the new generation iFrenkie de Jongh, De light, Memphis Depay, Steven Bergwijn, Van Dijk etc. etc. It will become more and more difficult each decennia to make a list which will be accurate.

[@footballnerd1895]

Thanks for the comment! Should I make a top 10 video so we can include more players?

[@jellevdv524]

FootballNerd yes! 100% it’s really though to say who is better for example gullit or robben but you should also look at the statics off the players and then decide which players are better would be awesome!

[@keesacheampong123]

@@footballnerd1895 make a top 15 or 20 I think that would give a good impression. And also look at the oldies like Abe Lenstra and Willem van hanegem

[@Williamottelucas]

@@footballnerd1895 Make a top 100 as suggested, or even a top 10 for each position!

[@rajz9138]

1- Johan Cruijff, (one of) the best of all times and one of the most influential players in the game 2- Marco van Basten, (one of) the best centre striker of all times. Even with his career shortened by injuries. 3- Ruud Gullit, Best player of the World in '87 and '89. Strangely underrated nowadays 4- Ronald Koeman, a beast of a centre back with a huge tally of goals. 5- Arjen Robben, a left foot phenomenon Honorable mentions, Clarence Seedorf, Robin van Persie, Dennis Bergkamp, Willem van Hanegem, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Rijkaard, Virgil van Dijk, Ruud van Nistelrooy

[@mickharrison9004]

What a cool finisher van nisstelroy was, top class.

[@Dk-xp3yx]

Thanks mate great job,what great players they all were for me van basten was the king,brought back some great memories. 👍

[@karimbouius9050]

1. Melvin Platje 2. Kees Kwakman 3. Sjac Polak 4. Johan Cruijff 5. Bram van Polen

[@harko1962]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ik2116]

Nathan Rutjes moet je even omwisselen met Johan Cruijff

[@johanprx7985]

A great list. Unfortunately there are two players who are forgotten, that you won't see in any list but were two of the best of their era. So here goes my list: 1. Johan Cruyff 2. Abe Lenstra (played in the late 40's and 50's) 3. Faas Wilkes (played in the late 40's and 50's) 4. Willem van Hanegem 5. Arjan Robben Abe Lensta was so good, Fiorentina gave him a blank cheque. He could fill in any amount he wanted to earn. He didn't sign because at that time in Holland Football was regarded as an amateur sport. Sign for a professional club and you would be excluded from playing for the national team. Faas Wilkes did go and became a legend of Inter Milan and Valencia. His position and playing style was like Robben but better in my opinion. Sadly he was for many years excluded from playing for the national team. That's why Holland was such a minor Footbal country in the 40's and 50's. We could not use our best players.

[@Xh1920]

For my opinion Cryuff Van basten Gullit Bergkam Rajkard Keizer Neeskens Nistelroy Koeman Robben Snejder Van persie (I know there are better but I will stick with this list)

[@BooSlan]

1: Cruyff 2: v Hanegem 3: v Basten 4: Bergkamp 5: Gullit

[@Thomistic.enigma]

Willem B. Gullit - bergkamp

[@mosalahalhanbali02130]

I agree with this list perfectly

[@michelcontreras499]

If i do my Top5: Cruijff,VanBasten,Rensenbrink, Neeskens,VanHaneghem

[@icebear003]

1. J.C 14 2. Bergkamp 3. V Basten 4. Robben 5.René Eijkelkamp

[@marcelboogaard5449]

icebear003 Haal die kamp er ff af gozer

[@Lost-boys_EU]

Ik twijfelde nog tussen René en Patrick Paauwe

[@ronklijn5454]

Cruijff, Lenstra, Jan van Beveren(goalkeeper, best ever imho), V Basten, Gullit.

[@JulianDronkers]

1 cruyff 2 bergkamp 3 gullit 4 van basten 5 van der Sar

[@JulianDronkers]

This is one year ago

[@Souffdogg]

Clarence Seedorf.has to be in the top 5 no doubt about that most underrated player ever

[@rmnstr604]

Gullit should be in the top5, as should van Hanegem. I think van Nistelrooij and Robben are awesome players, but defenitly not top5.

[@TheLegendR9]

ekim andersom u are very stupid

[@sietsedegroot5198]

@ekim andersom why are you gay

[@giambattistavico1]

@ekim andersom did you see Gullit, during the PSV-years and esp. his first year in Milan, when he ruled the Serie A, was far better than Maradonna in direct confrontations and made Milan champion, almost on his own. Robben is a great player, Gullit was -at least for 2 years- the best of the world.

[@nguyendai7436]

Ro ben may, Nisterroy never

[@bean7750]

Van Basten is overrated; .1. V Nistelrooy, 2. Cruyff, 3. Robben, 4. Seedorf, 5. Bergkamp.

[@marcelboogaard5449]

Abe Lenstra got send a blank cheque by Fiorentina in the 50’s. That’s how bad they wanted him. He didn’t sign the cheque. Faas Wilkes wasn’t allowed to play for Holland by the KNVB because he was a professional playing for Inter Milan. When they finally allowed him to play he scored so many goals that his record stood till Kluivert broke it nearly 40 years later. So here’s my list. 1 Marco van Basten 2 Johan Cruyff 3 Faas Wilkes 4 Abe Lenstra. 5 Frank Rijkaard

[@rick8869]

It was fiorentina who sent him a blank cheque

[@marcelboogaard5449]

Rick van Slageren Bedankt voor de correctie

[@AdrieAgent]

Over de nummers 2 t/m 5 kunnen we discussiëren, de nummer 1 staat bij iedereen vast. Die verandert nooit meer

[@EricvanDorp007]

The list is oke! but so many more legends to choose from.

[@rutgerfeddema7235]

My list would be 1. Johan Cruijff 2. Marco van Basten 3. Ruud gullit 4. Abe Lenstra 5. Dennis Bergkamp

[@knuffelberend]

Abe Lenstra wasn't from the Netherlands. He was from Friesland, a small area just outside of the Netherlands.

[@pierregeopardi1481]

Considering greatness in my opinion top 10 is : 1. Cruyff 2. Van Basten 3. Gullit 4. Van Hanegem 5. Rijkaard 6. Bergkamp 7. Robben 8. Neeskens 9. Seedorf 10. R. Koeman 11. Krol 12. Van der sar 13. Rensenbrink 14. Wilkes 15. Davids Honorable mentions : Van Nistelrooy, Lenstra, Kiezer

[@sfaxiiano9283]

Krol ?

[@tylerkrijgsman]

1Johan Cruijff 2 Marco van basten 3bergkamp 4gullit 5wilkes 6rijkaard 7Neeskens 8 Abe lenstra 9Van Hanegem 10 Kluivert

[@ezandman6804]

Seedorf

[@nikod9530]

CRUYFF< GULLIT< VAN BASTEN< BERGKAMP>ROBBEN Next 5: Krol, Neeskens, Rijkaard, Rensenbrink, Van Hanegem

[@stefvastmans9685]

Abe Lenstra, Seedorf, Marc Overmars, Gullit, Just to name a few who could (and in Lenstra’s case) should have been included

[@RS-zp1we]

Van Hanegem

[@johanprx7985]

Abe Lendra!!! Amazing player.

[@carlossimancas9867]

no idea about football: Frank -Rijkaard should ever be in that list. Fabio Capello: "Rijkaard was a monster in the midfield, one of the best players that I coached in my career"

[@lucasgervazio8781]

1. Cruyff 2. Van Basten 3. Gullit 4. Bergkamp 5. Neeskens 6. Rijkaad 7. Ruud Krol 8. Vam Hanegem 9. Koeman 10. Robben

[@RS-zp1we]

Van Hanegem was so much better than being nr 8. He is besides Cruyff undoubtedly the best dutch player. He was slow as an oil tanker and has the eyesight of a mole, but his passing was ridiculously accurate, his positioning was perfect, he was a beast in physical duels and his technique was flawless. Most underrated dutch footballer, no doubt.

[@hanhendriks1915]

Nice job! Here's my two cents: 1. Cruijff 2. Bergkamp 3. Van Basten 4. Gullit 5. Robben 6. Van Persie 7. Neeskens 8. Rijkaard 9. Seedorf 10 Van Nistelrooij

[@hjdeboer1662]

A top 10 would be more fitting with Sneijder, Van De Sar, Van Hanegem, Koeman, Gullit added and Van Nistelrooy at 10 maybe or lower based on his value for The Netherlands.

[@kevinbruns5713]

Vd Sar? Jan van Beveren is by far the best Dutch goalkeeper ever

[@thewolverine7516]

Lol, Sneijder who? He's way too overrated.

[@mkooij]

Man the Netherlands has had so many legendary players. The only one that is undisputed in this top 5 is Johan Cruyff and they doesn't make the quality anything less for Bergkamp, Van Basten, Van Nistelrooij and Robben. Any of these players could be switched for them: Ruud Gullit, Ruud Krol, Willem van Hanegem, Ronald Koeman, Coen Dillen, Willy van der Kuijlen, Van Persie. So many absolute legendary level players

[@antoninolauro2692]

1 Cruyff 2 Van Basten 3 Gullit 4 Rijkaard 5 Bergkamp 6 Neeskens 7 Van Hanegem 8 Krol 9 Rensenbrink 10 Van Nistelrooy 11 Van der sar 12 Koeman 13 Robben 14 Wilkes 15 Seedorf

[@TheNewPatsyBailey]

I find it awesome that everyone disagrees in the comments, considering they're adding people...! So many great players to choose from, and to think they're all from a country where just about 17 million people live. Pretty amazing.

[@tibbe2296]

1. Cruijff 2. Van Basten 3. Van Hanegem 4. Gullit 5. Bergkamp I know there are a lot more great players like Neeskens, Rensenbrink and Rijkaard but I have not watched any footage of them (yet).

[@jackvegt1042]

I totally agree with Tjibbe.

[@cristianrodriguez7295]

Wow so you know Gullit because he is on your list, but how is it possible you not knowing Rijkaard 😂

[@cristianrodriguez7295]

They where members of AC Milan and the Dutch team at the height of their peak.So if you know Gullit then it is strange not knowing Rijkaard.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Netherlands had all these immense talents throughout the decades while their population has always been under 20 million, let that sink in.

[@footballnerd1895]

Holland are simply amazing at producing world class footballing talent!

[@davidecusano9848]

La mia classifica: 1) Cruiff 2) Van Basten 3) Rensembrink 4) Van Hanegen 5) uno tra: Krol, R. Koeman, Neskens.

[@davidecusano9848]

Dimenticavo: anche il grande Franky Rijkaard può stare benissimo nella top five.

[@robsonfr-qv5yt]

1.cruijff 2.vanbasten 3.van hanegem 4.gullit 5.rijkaard 6.robben 7.neeskens 8.vanpersie 9.koeman 10.rensenbrink

[@dogcraftmc8968]

I know this is the top of Best Dutch Players ever, but Johan Cruyff was also better than Pelé and Maradona. Edit: thanks for the likes. p.s. as honour to Johan Cruyff, keep the likes at 14 please.

[@thomklinkenberg5997]

Agree

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

#14 legend

[@footballnerd1895]

Cruyff was easily one of the greatest ever!

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

@@footballnerd1895 As a Dutchman and also music lover...when David Bowie and shortly after Cruijff it felt like the end of an era when they passed away.

[@behzadmir6997]

how could you say that? Johan Cruyff was a sper star but not better than Maradona.

[@minimoulah]

How could you not end the Van Basten segment with his goal against Russia in 88?

[@lyranrenegade]

You chose the best attacking players.. but Ruud Gullit was a beast, he defended, ran to the midfield to play a one-two, then ran up to the front to score the goal.. Ran all over the field for 90+ minutes, guy had 2 pairs of lungs.. He really was a class apart and definitely should be in the list.. But it's hard to compare players of course.. how do you rate a top-defender or even midfielder? Davids, Seedorf, etc.. are they worse than Robben? [who was a superior dribbler, but that's about it..] I think, if you could clone one player and have a team with eleven of those you're best of cloning Ruud Gullit.. :P

[@footballnerd1895]

Very true! the Netherlands have had so many good players its hard to come up with a definite top 10 and there are so many other players that could have made it on here!

[@robertoasura5013]

1.Cruyff 2.gullit 3.Ruud Van Nistelrooy( best finisher and a monster) 4. Bergkamp 5. Either Van Basten or Robben HM: Rijkard , Overmars , sneijder .....

[@timmygames569]

1. Cruijff 2. Neeskens 3. Van Hanegem 4. Gullit 5. Van basten

[@stefanokalter833]

Van Hanegem wasnt that special

[@jorndeboer3925]

Back in the days, the celebrations were normal...

[@Alfer2601]

in the modern era it is 1. Bergkamp 2. Robben 3. Seedorf 4. van Nistelrooij 5. Sneijder 6. Edgar Davids

[@laziojohnny79]

1. Cruijff 2. Bergkamp 3. v.Basten 4. Gullit 5. vd Kuijlen 6. Neeskens 7. Lenstra 8. Robben 9. v.Hanegem 10. Sneijder 11. Wilkes 12. Seedorf 12. v.Nistelrooij 13. Rensenbrink 14. v.Persie 15. Rijkaard

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Koeman?

[@laziojohnny79]

@@doncarloancelotti2256 Somewhere in the top 50 perhaps. Defenders, no matter how good can never compete with creative players when it comes to being the best footballers. When kids start paying all want to be strikers or wingers or 'nr. 10's', but when they're not thát great the coach will place them one or two lines back. Many famous defenders started as attackers but due to a lack of quality or pace focused on becoming wing defenders, never happens the other way around.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

@@laziojohnny79 and while defending, Koeman can score goals like an attacker while assisting like a midfielder. His versatility is what earns him up there with the other legends.

[@laziojohnny79]

@@doncarloancelotti2256 No he couldn't, he was slow as thick shit and had a turning circle of a touringcar, great 'nr. 4' or libero, but nowhere near the best 20 players we had. FYI: I've seen him play in real life for years as I have most other top 50 Dutch players.

[@THENAGES]

Netherlands had great strikers but Dennis was in the Ivy league of football... Yale himself

[@garagegymbros2198]

Maybe Bergkamp was the best player, but not most valuable. Robben, after Cruijff maybe the most valuable player ever from the Netherlands.

[@giambattistavico1]

Probably you are lucky to be very young. I could easily give you a list of players who have been more important than Robben, even though he is undoubtedly a great player. But what about: Gullit, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Van Hanegem, to name a few...

[@marcbrockhoff]

Depends how you see it,Seedorf won the most, one of a kind player

[@asmailali6972]

first, it is incredible that a small country has so many great players, a top 5 is really too small ....

[@pabloescobar2621]

My list 1: Cruyff 2: Van Basten 3: Gullit 4: Rijkaard 5: Kluivert

[@eikie3203]

1 Johan Cruijff 2 Marco van Basten 3 Ruud Gullit 4 Willem van Hanegem 5 Dennis Bergkamp 6 Frank Rijkaard 7 Arjen Robben 8 Wesley Sneijder 9 Ronald Koeman 10 Clarence Seedorf 11 Rob Rensenbrink 12 Robin van Persie 13 Faas Wilkes 14 Ruud van Nistelrooy 15 Jaap Stam 16 Piet Keizer 17 Edwin van der Sar 18 Johan Neeskens 19 Willy van der Kuijlen 20 Ruud Krol 21 Patrick Kluivert 22 Arie Haan 23 Rafael van der Vaart 24 Frank de Boer 25 Ronald de Boer

[@josusenco]

Cruyff , van Hanegem, Seedorf, van Basten and Bergkamp

[@elias-brawlstars2894]

No one has a better team than the netherlands my list 1.Cruyff 2.gullit 3.van basten 4.bergkamp 5.van nistelrooy

[@yunevainventorymanagement2728]

I think you are missing the one player who won most prizes....and most allround player... Clarence Seedorf!

[@fcgrunn30]

most prizes robben has 27 ..and seedorf 23... facts,, qqq (and robben can get another 1 ...;-)

[@g.berenstein683]

Yuneva (Inventory Management) he is to black

[@marcbrockhoff]

Seedorf ftw

[@ceesiebo7589]

Lists of best players are most of the time strikers, the people who score goals. Rarely a midfielder or defender. Clarence Seedorf was good at his clubs but never in the Dutch team.

[@yvesgysel9834]

Clarence Seedorf was indeed a great player. However due some problems in the Dutch National team, he was not selected anymore. Therefore he probably did not make the top 5.

[@Johan1990-i4r]

If it wasn't for his injury that ended his career Van Basten could of broken so many records This is a good top 5 but for me it would be 5: Arjen Robben 4:Dennis Bergkamp 3: Wesley Sneijder 2: Edgar Davids 1:Johan Cruyff

[@berndmetaal2820]

In my opinion 1 cruyff 2 van basten 3 gullit 4 Bergkamp 5 rijkaard

[@davidcorneliocornelio9178]

Muy buen resumen de los máximos exponentes del fútbol holandés. Nederlandse honderd procent 🇳🇱 💖 ✔️ 🥇 🏆 🏆 🏆

[@Teneli]

I still wonder why we have no world cup with so good players

[@footballnerd1895]

Being half Dutch myself it’s really difficult to think about the fact that we’ve played so many finals and world cups with so many great players and never won, I’m sure we will one day!

[@gabriellejacquiet9925]

Cause other teams had great players as well. But I think the golden generation with Cruyff should've won a world cup, but then again, I'm only 21 so I never seen them play besides KZbin.

[@Hoessein80]

My list would be: - Cruyff - Van Basten - Bergkamp - Robben - Van Persie - Gullit - Rijkaard - Sneijder

[@fifaenzo1125]

Gullit,Rijkaard,RVP

[@slystallone4462]

This are legends in no ranking Cruyff Van basten Van hamegen Nistelrooy Van bommel Rijkaard Boulaharouz Koeman Gullit Haan Bergkamp Affelay Van der vaart Bakal Kluivert Davids Seedorf Bongarde Reiziger De boer De boer Robben Sneijder Strootman Cillesen Van persie Huntelaar Kuyt Drenthe Babel Vennegoor of hesselink Landzaat Van der sar Stekelenburg

[@starkiller0506]

1 cruijf 2 neeskens 3 hensenbrink 4 Marco van basten 5 willen van hagenem 6 Gullit 7 Sneijder 8 Ronald Koeman 9 Dennis bergkamp 10 jaap stam

[@PiyushChitaleGLCRMM-]

Sneijder better than bergkamp?

[@Davidwv97]

@@PiyushChitaleGLCRMM- debatable but 2009-2011 Sneijder was top 5 in the world

[@maestro_robert7407]

Seedorf niet eens terwijl diende meeste titels van alle spelers heeft gewonnen Als enige trainer was en kampioen werd als speler tegelijkertijd Deze man verdient een standbeeld!!!