List of AFC Ajax records and statistics

Club records[]

Largest victories[]

Listed are the largest victories of AFC Ajax, with at least eight goals scored.^[1]

Season	Competition	Round	Date	Club	Score	Location
1984–85	UEFA Cup	First Round	19 September 1984	Red Boys Differdange	14–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009–10	KNVB Cup	Round of 16	23 December 2009	WHC Wezep	1–14	, Wezep, Netherlands
2020–21	Eredivisie	Round 6	24 October 2020	VVV Venlo	0–13	Covebo Stadion - De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands
1971–72	Eredivisie	Round 34	19 May 1972	Vitesse	12–1	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17	Tweede Klasse West-A	Round 13	31 December 1916		11–0	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1910–11	Tweede Klasse West-B	Round 10	4 December 1910	EDO	1–11	, Haarlem, Netherlands
1924–25	Eerste Klasse West II	Round 16	11 January 1925	UVV Utrecht	11–1	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1917–18	Eerste Klasse West-A	Round 20	20 January 1918	HBS Craeyenhout	10–0	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Fourth Round	12 February 1961		10–0	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1979–80	European Cup	Round of 16	24 October 1979	Omonia	10–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17	Tweede Klasse West-A	Round 14	11 March 1917	Alcmaria Victrix	9–0	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1959–60	Eredivisie	Round 30	18 March 1960	RKSV Volendam	9–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62	Intertoto Cup	Group stage	22 July 1961	FK Pirmasens	9–0	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972–73	Eredivisie	Round 12	5 November 1972	Den Bosch	9–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1973–74	Eredivisie	Round 18	6 January 1974	Groningen	9–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1985–86	Eredivisie	Round 17	8 December 1985	Sparta Rotterdam	9–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1998–99	KNVB Cup	Second Round	29 October 1998	UDI '19	9–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000–01	Eredivisie	Round 25	18 March 2001	Sparta Rotterdam	9–0	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014–15	KNVB Cup	Second Round	24 September 2014	JOS Watergraafsmeer	0–9	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021–22	Eredivisie	Round 5	18 September 2021	Cambuur	9–0	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17	Tweede Klasse West-A	Round 3	8 October 1916	LVV	9–1	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1931–32	Kampioenscompetitie	Final	3 April 1932	Veendam	9–1	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62	Intertoto Cup	Group stage	1 July 1961	Zürich	9–1	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62	Eredivisie	Round 6	24 September 1961	RKSV Volendam	9–1	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1967–68	Eredivisie	Round 13	5 November 1967	NEC	9–1	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1981–82	Eredivisie	Round 24	21 March 1982	FC Den Haag	9–1	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997–98	UEFA Cup	First Round	30 September 1997	Maribor	9–1	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1910–11	Tweede Klasse West-B	Round 3	16 October 1910		8–0	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17	Tweede Klasse West-A	Round 10	18 February 1917		0–8	, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
1929–30	Kampioenscompetitie	Round 10	3 March 1930	Velocitas 1897	8–0	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Semi-final	20 June 1943	Wageningen	8–0	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands
1961–62	Eredivisie	Round 19	28 January 1962	DWS/A	8–0	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1966–67	Eredivisie	Round 18	26 December 1966	USV Elinkwijk	8–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1969–70	Eredivisie	Round 33	18 May 1970	SVV	8–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972–73	Eredivisie	Round 14	25 November 1972	Excelsior	8–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1974–75	KNVB Cup	Second Round	24 November 1974	Helmond Sport	8–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1975–76	UEFA Cup	First Round	1 October 1975	Glentoran	8–0	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1994–95	Eredivisie	Round 23	22 March 1995	Sparta Rotterdam	8–0	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017–18	Eredivisie	Round 12	18 November 2017	NAC	8–0	Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands
2018–19	Eredivisie	Round 16	16 December 2018	De Graafschap	8–0	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Largest defeats[]

Listed are the largest defeats of Ajax, with at least five goals conceded.^[2]

Season	Competition	Round	Date	Club	Score	Location
1912–13	Eerste Klasse West I	Round 7	16 March 1913	DFC	1–9	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Third Round	17 September 1911	Achilles 1894	7–0	, Assen, Netherlands
1912–13	Eerste Klasse West I	Round 3	16 March 1913	HVV	7–0	, The Hague, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Third Round	18 April 1927	Enschede Boys	7–0	, Enschede, Netherlands
1912–13	Eerste Klasse West I	Round 16	23 February 1913	DFC	6–0	Stadion Krommedijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands
1913–14	Eerste Klasse West I	Round 6	30 November 1913	HVV	6–0	De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands
1964–65	Eredivisie	Round 13	29 November 1964	Feijenoord	9–4	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Semi-final	4 December 1910	AFC	6–1	, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1912–13	Eerste Klasse West I	Round 4	20 October 1912	VOC	1–6	Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1913–14	Eerste Klasse West	Round 2	19 October 1913	DFC	6–1	Stadion Krommedijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands
1959–60	Eredivisie (Nacompetitie)	Round 2	6 June 1960	Feijenoord	1–6	De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	KNVB Cup	Round of 16	21 September 1913	VVA	5–0	, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1913–14	Eerste Klasse West	Round 17	22 March 1914	Quick 1888	5–0	, Nijmegen, Netherlands
1932–33	Eerste Klasse West II	Round 8	13 November 1932	Stormvogels	5–0	Schoonenberg Stadion, Velsen, Netherlands

Biggest European comebacks[]

Listed are the biggest comebacks of Ajax, where Ajax lost the first leg of the match, but then advanced after winning the return leg.^[3]

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	First Leg	Second Leg	Third Match
1968–69	European Cup I	Quarter-finals	Benfica	Ajax 1–3 Benfica	Benfica 1–3 Ajax	Ajax 3–0 Benfica (a.e.t.)
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Quarter-finals	Carl Zeiss Jena	Carl Zeiss Jena 3–1 Ajax	Ajax 5–1 Carl Zeiss Jena
2018–19	Champions League	Round of 16	Real Madrid	Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid	Real Madrid 1–4 Ajax
1977–78	European Cup I	First Round	Lillestrøm	Lillestrøm 2–0 Ajax	Ajax 4–0 Lillestrøm
1978–79	UEFA Cup	First Round	Athletic Bilbao	Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Ajax	Ajax 3–0 Athletic Bilbao
1973–74	UEFA Super Cup	Final	Milan	Milan 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 6–0 Milan
1986–87	European Cup II	Quarter-finals	Malmö FF	Malmö FF 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 3–1 Malmö FF
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First Round	Hannover 96	Hannover 96 2–1 Ajax	Ajax 3–0 Hannover 96
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Third Round	Napoli	Napoli 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 4–0 Napoli (a.e.t.)
1970–71	European Cup I	Semi-finals	Atlético Madrid	Atlético Madrid 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 3–0 Atlético Madrid
1975–76	UEFA Cup	Second Round	Hertha BSC	Hertha BSC 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 4–1 Hertha BSC
1993–94	European Cup II	First Round	Hajduk Split	Hajduk Split 1–0 Ajax	Ajax 6–0 Hajduk Split
1995–96	Champions League	Semi-finals	Panathinaikos	Ajax 0–1 Panathinaikos	Panathinaikos 0–3 Ajax

Biggest European eliminations[]

Listed are the biggest eliminations of Ajax, where Ajax suffered the largest defeats on aggregate scores in European tournaments.^[4]

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	First Leg	Second Leg
1981–82	European Cup Winners' Cup	First Round	Tottenham Hotspur	Ajax 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur	Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Ajax
2013–14	Europa League	Round of 32	Red Bull Salzburg	Ajax 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg	Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Ajax
1996–97	Champions League	Semi-finals	Juventus	Ajax 1–2 Juventus	Juventus 4–1 Ajax
2010–11	Europa League	Round of 16	Spartak Moscow	Ajax 0–1 Spartak Moscow	Spartak Moscow 3–0 Ajax
1957–58	European Cup I	Quarter-finals	Vasas	Ajax 2–2 Vasas	Vasas 4–0 Ajax
1997–98	UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals	Spartak Moscow	Ajax 1–3 Spartak Moscow	Spartak Moscow 1–0 Ajax
1980–81	European Cup I	Second Round	Bayern Munich	Bayern Munich 5–1 Ajax	Ajax 2–1 Bayern Munich
1988–89	UEFA Cup	First Round	Sporting CP	Sporting CP 4–2 Ajax	Ajax 1–2 Sporting CP
1999–2000	UEFA Cup	Third Round	Mallorca	Ajax 0–1 Mallorca	Mallorca 2–0 Ajax

Individual records[]

All-time top scorers[]

This list consists of Ajax players that have scored 50 or more goals in official competitions for the first team. There are a total of 17 players that have scored 100 goals or more. Luis Suárez was the last player to reach this landmark.^[5] Piet van Reenen is first on the list with 278 goals. Between 1929 and 1938, he was the club top scorer for nine straight seasons, scoring an average of one goal per match.

showList of highest scoring players[6]

# Name Goals Matches Avg. League Goals League Matches League Avg. Period 1 Piet van Reenen 278[7] 240*[7] 1.15 273 237 1.15 1928–1943 2 Johan Cruyff 270 369 0.73 205 275 0.75 1964–1983 3 Sjaak Swart 228 603 0.38 175 463 0.38 1956–1973 4 Henk Groot 211 302[8] 0.68 161 229 0.70 1959–1969 5 Piet Keizer 189 489[9] 0.39 146 364 0.40 1960–1975 6 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 158 257 0.61 121 177 0.68 2006–2009 2017–2021 7 Ruud Geels 153 166 0.92 123 132 0.93 1974–1978 8 Marco van Basten 152 172 0.89 129 133 0.97 1982–1987 9 Cees Groot 135 152 0.88 100 120 0.83 1959–1964 10 Jari Litmanen 133 255[10] 0.52 96 179 0.54 1992–2004 11 Wim Volkers 126 265* 0.49 129 265 0.49 1923–1936 12 Dennis Bergkamp 121 239 0.51 103 185 0.56 1986–1993 13 Rinus Michels 120 257[11] 0.46 123 265 0.46 1946–1958 14 Luis Suárez 111 159 0.70 81 110 0.74 2007–2011 15 John Bosman 105 165 0.64 77 125 0.62 1983–1988 16 Dick Schoenaker 104 348 0.30 86 271 0.32 1976–1985 17 Stefan Pettersson 100 197 0.51 77 151 0.51 1988–1994 18 Gerrit Fischer 97 240* 0.40 97 240 0.40 1934–1950 19 Søren Lerby 92 269 0.34 66 206 0.32 1976–1983 20 Gé van Dijk 90 328 0.27 89 325 0.27 1943–1957 21 Klaas Nuninga 88 187 0.47 75 152 0.49 1964–1969 22 Guus Dräger 80 207 0.39 80 203 0.39 1941–1951 23 Theo Brokmann Jr. 79 126* 0.63 79 126 0.63 1939–1951 24 Wim Kieft 78 118 0.66 68 96 0.71 1980–1983 25 Theo Brokmann 78 175* 0.45 78 175 0.45 1913–1924 26 Frank Arnesen 75 213 0.35 52 159 0.33 1976–1981 27 Jan van Dort 73 130* 0.56 73 130 0.56 1913–1922 28 73 163* 0.45 73 163 0.45 1932–1949 29 Shota Arveladze 72 125 0.58 55 96 0.57 1997–2001 30 Gerald Vanenburg 72 209 0.34 64 173 0.37 1981–1986 31 Gerrie Mühren 72 298 0.24 54 219 0.25 1968–1976 32 Frank Rijkaard 71 337 0.21 58 262 0.22 1980–1995 33 Dick van Dijk 69 117 0.59 57 84 0.68 1969–1972 34 Dušan Tadić 68 125 0.54 49 78 0.63 2018– 35 Tscheu La Ling 66 223 0.30 54 172 0.31 1975–1982 36 64 136* 0.47 64 136 0.47 1929–1936 37 Lasse Schöne 64 287 0.22 49 201 0.24 2012–2019 38 Ronald de Boer 64 305 0.21 50 223 0.22 1987–1998 39 Rafael van der Vaart 63 156 0.40 52 117 0.44 2000–2005 40 Davy Klaassen 61 204 0.30 50 141 0.35 2011–2017 2020– 41 Piet van der Kuil 60 131 0.46 55 124 0.44 1955–1959 42 Co Prins 60 184 0.33 42 153 0.27 1959–1966 43 Aron Winter 60 305 0.20 50 238 0.21 1986–2002 44 Wesley Sneijder 58 180 0.32 43 126 0.34 2002–2007 45 56 108 0.52 55 101 0.54 1954–1959 46 Patrick Kluivert 52 100 0.52 39 70 0.56 1994–1997 47 51 71* 0.72 51 71 0.72 1937–1940 48 Wim Bleijenberg 51 88 0.58 43 78 0.55 1956–1960 49 Johnny Rep 50 123 0.41 41 97 0.42 1971–1975 Official competitions: League + Cup + Super Cup + Playoffs + European Competitions + Club World Cup *Based on the amount of known competitions played only List accurate as of 28 January 2021.

Ajax top scorers by season[]

The following is a list of players who have finished as the club top scorers for Ajax by season.

Ajax top scorers by season Season Name(s) League goals Overall goals 1911–12 9 15 1912–13 7 10 1913–14 Piet Prins 4 4 1914–17 No competition (due to World War I) — — 1917–18 Theo Brokmann 20 30 1918–19 Jan van Dort 29 29 1919–20 Jan van Dort 7 18 1920–21 Wim Gupffert 13 28 1921–22 Jan van Dort 10 21 1922–23 14 22 1923–24 Theo Brokmann 9 16 1924–25 Wim Volkers 13 16 1925–26 15 17 1926–27 Henk Hordijk 19 21 1927–28 15 20 1928–29 Wim Volkers 11 18 1929–30 Piet van Reenen 26 28 1930–31 Piet van Reenen 23 32 1931–32 Piet van Reenen 24 39 1932–33 Piet van Reenen 18 23 1933–34 Piet van Reenen 20 30 1934–35 Piet van Reenen 24 24 1935–36 Piet van Reenen 22 25 1936–37 Piet van Reenen 25 30 1937–38 Piet van Reenen 14 16 1938–39 22 24 1939–40 Gerrit Fischer 11 17 1940–41 12 13 1941–42 Theo Brokmann Jr. 8 13 1942–43 Theo Brokmann Jr. 10 17 1943–44 Theo Brokmann Jr. 17 21 1944–45 No competition (due to World War II) — — 1945–46 Guus Dräger 24 30 1946–47 13 16 1947–48 14 20 1948–49 Theo Brokmann Jr. 11 14 1949–50 Rinus Michels 16 26 1950–51 Gé van Dijk 7 18 1951–52 Rinus Michels 15 19 1952–53 Arend van der Wel 13 22 1953–54 Rinus Michels 13 27 1954–55 17 21 1955–56 Piet van der Kuil 17 33 1956–57 Wim Bleijenberg 16 33 1957–58 16 31 1958–59 Wim Bleijenberg * / Piet van der Kuil ^ 15 * / ^ 30 ^ 1959–60 Henk Groot 38 42 1960–61 Henk Groot 41 42 1961–62 Cees Groot 23 27 1962–63 Cees Groot 18 20 1963–64 Cees Groot 22 26 1964–65 Klaas Nuninga 14 29 1965–66 Johan Cruyff 16 22 1966–67 Johan Cruyff 33 41 1967–68 Johan Cruyff 27 32 1968–69 Johan Cruyff 24 33 1969–70 Johan Cruyff ^ / Dick van Dijk * 23 ^ / * 33 ^ 1970–71 Johan Cruyff 21 27 1971–72 Johan Cruyff 25 33 1972–73 Johnny Rep 17 18 1973–74 Johan Neeskens 15 15 1974–75 Ruud Geels 30 30 1975–76 Ruud Geels 29 33 1976–77 Ruud Geels 34 34 1977–78 Ruud Geels 30 32 1978–79 Ray Clarke 26 29 1979–80 Dick Schoenaker 13 14 1980–81 Wim Kieft 17 17 1981–82 Wim Kieft 32 32 1982–83 Wim Kieft 19 20 1983–84 Marco van Basten 28 30 1984–85 Marco van Basten 22 28 1985–86 Marco van Basten 37 40 1986–87 Marco van Basten 31 45 1987–88 John Bosman 25 36 1988–89 Dennis Bergkamp ^ / Stefan Pettersson * 13 ^ / * 16 ^ / * 1989–90 Aron Winter 10 10 1990–91 Dennis Bergkamp 25 29 1991–92 Dennis Bergkamp 24 30 1992–93 Dennis Bergkamp 26 33 1993–94 Jari Litmanen 26 34 1994–95 Patrick Kluivert 18 21 1995–96 Patrick Kluivert 15 21 1996–97 Patrick Kluivert ^ / Jari Litmanen * 6 ^ / * 8 ^ / * 1997–98 Shota Arveladze 25 37 1998–99 Jari Litmanen ^ / Benni McCarthy * 11 ^ / * 13 ^ 1999–00 Richard Knopper 15 18 2000–01 Shota Arveladze 18 20 2001–02 Rafael van der Vaart 14 17 2002–03 Rafael van der Vaart 18 22 2003–04 Zlatan Ibrahimović 13 15 2004–05 Ryan Babel ^ / Wesley Sneijder * 7 ^ / * 9 ^ 2005–06 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 16 22 2006–07 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21 35 2007–08 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33 36 2008–09 Luis Suárez 22 28 2009–10 Luis Suárez 35 49 2010–11 Mounir El Hamdaoui 13 19 2011–12 Siem de Jong 13 17 2012–13 Siem de Jong 12 16 2013–14 Davy Klaassen ^ / Lasse Schöne ʰ / Kolbeinn Sigþórsson * 10 ^ / * 13 ʰ 2014–15 Arkadiusz Milik 11 23 2015–16 Arkadiusz Milik 21 27 2016–17 Kasper Dolberg 16 22 2017–18 David Neres 14 14 2018–19 Dušan Tadić 28 38 2019–20 Quincy Promes ^ / Dušan Tadić * 12 ^ 16 ^ / * 2020–21 Dušan Tadić 14 22

• In the 1958–59 season, Wim Bleijenberg and Piet van der Kuil tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 15 goals, whilePiet van der Kuil led the club with 30 goals scored overall.
• In the 1969–70 season, Johan Cruyff and Dick van Dijk tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 23 goals, while Johan Cruyff led the club with 33 goals scored overall.
• In the 1988–89 season, Dennis Bergkamp and Stefan Pettersson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 13 goals, and overall with 16 goals scored.
• In the 1996–97 season, Patrick Kluivert and Jari Litmanen tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 6 goals, and overall with 8 goals scored.
• In the 1998–99 season, Jari Litmanen and Benni McCarthy tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 11 goals, while Jari Litmanen led the club with 13 scored overall.
• In the 2004–05 season, Ryan Babel and Wesley Sneijder tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 7 goals, while Ryan Babel led the club with 9 goals scored overall.
• In the 2013–14 season, Davy Klaassen and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 10 goals, while Lasse Schöne led the club with 13 goals scored overall.
• In the 2019–20 season, Quincy Promes and Dušan Tadić tied as the club's leading scorers overall with 16 goals, while Quincy Promes led the club in league goals scored with 12.

40 goals in one season[]

The following is a list of players who have scored 40 or more goals for Ajax in a single season.

40+ goals in one season # Season Name Matches Goals 1 1960–61 Henk Groot 46 64 2 2009–10 Luis Suárez 48 49 3 1986–87 Marco van Basten 43 44 4 1966–67 Johan Cruyff 41 41

Youngest team fielded in Eredivisie history[]

On 14 May 2017, manager Peter Bosz fielded the youngest team in Eredivisie history, with an average age of 20 years and 139 days, when they played Willem II on the final match day of the 2016–17 Eredivisie season. At the age of 24, Davy Klaassen was the oldest on the pitch and was joined by two players aged 21, five aged 20, a 19-year-old, 18-year-old and a 17-year-old.^[12]

The Youngest team Lineup:

• André Onana (GK)
• Kenny Tete (RB)
• Davinson Sánchez (CB)
• Matthijs de Ligt (CB)
• Jaïro Riedewald (LB)
• Davy Klaassen (CM)
• Donny van de Beek (CM)
• Frenkie de Jong (CM)
• David Neres (RW)
• Kasper Dolberg (ST)
• Justin Kluivert (LW)
• Peter Bosz (Manager)

Youngest players to make league debut[]

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to debut for the club in Eredivisie history.^[13]

Youngest players to debut for Ajax # Name Age Date Opponent Final score 1 Ryan Gravenberch 16 years, 130 days 23 September 2018 PSV 3–0 loss 2 Clarence Seedorf 16 years, 241 days 28 November 1992 Groningen 0–3 win 3 Vurnon Anita 16 years, 349 days 19 March 2006 Groningen 3–2 loss 4 Richard Sneekes 16 years, 362 days 27 October 1985 HFC Haarlem 5–1 win 5 17 years, 9 days 13 May 1962 Rapid JC 2–2 draw 6 Gerald Vanenburg 17 years, 31 days 5 April 1981 FC Den Haag 2–0 win 7 Richard Witschge 17 years, 36 days 5 April 1981 AZ 1–6 win 8 Ryan Babel 17 years, 44 days 1 February 2004 ADO Den Haag 4–0 win 9 Rafael van der Vaart 17 years, 68 days 19 April 2000 Den Bosch 1–1 draw 10 17 years, 94 days 18 March 1984 HFC Haarlem 0–3 win

Players to score on their league debut[]

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score on their debut in Eredivisie history.^[14]

Youngest to score on their debut # Name Age Date Opponent Goals Final score 1 Jaïro Riedewald 17 years, 104 days 22 December 2013 Roda JC 2 1–2 win 2 Marco van Basten 17 years, 154 days 3 April 1982 NEC 1 5–0 win 3 Ronald de Boer 17 years, 190 days 21 November 1987 PEC Zwolle '82 1 6–4 win 4 Johan Cruyff 17 years, 204 days 15 November 1964 GVAV 1 3–1 loss 5 Bryan Roy 17 years, 206 days 6 September 1987 Twente 1 6–1 win 6 Marciano Vink 17 years, 319 days 31 August 1988 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–1 win 7 Frank Rijkaard 17 years, 328 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 1 2–4 win 8 Nordin Wooter 18 years, 4 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 9 Patrick Kluivert 18 years, 58 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 10 18 years, 146 days 15 March 1959 VVV 1 3–0 win 11 Edwin Bakker 18 years, 149 days 30 January 1983 HFC Haarlem 1 6–1 win 12 Edwin Godee 18 years, 223 days 7 May 1983 Helmond Sport 1 1–4 win 13 Siem de Jong 18 years, 252 days 7 October 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–2 draw 14 Brian Brobbey 18 years, 272 days 31 October 2020 Fortuna Sittard 1 5–2 win 15 Davy Klaassen 18 years, 279 days 27 November 2011 NEC 1 0–3 win 16 John Bosman 18 years, 292 days 20 November 1983 Roda JC 1 5–2 win 17 18 years, 344 days 10 November 1957 NAC 1 3–1 win 18 Aron Winter 19 years, 36 days 6 April 1986 Utrecht 1 3–0 win 19 Jan Mølby 19 years, 49 days 22 August 1982 Go Ahead Eagles 1 4–1 win 20 Ricardo Kishna 19 years, 50 days 23 February 1982 AZ 1 4–0 win 21 Tarik Oulida 19 years, 75 days 4 April 1993 Den Bosch 1 4–0 win 22 Clyde Wijnhard 19 years, 84 days 24 January 1993 Dordrecht '90 1 4–1 win 23 19 years, 172 days 23 March 1985 Fortuna Sittard 1 0–2 win 24 Miralem Sulejmani 19 years, 269 days 30 August 2008 Willem II 1 2–1 loss 25 Antony 20 years, 164 days 13 September 2020 Sparta Rotterdam 1 0–1 win 26 Luis Suárez 20 years, 207 days 19 August 2007 De Graafschap 1 1–8 win 27 Rob de Wit 20 years, 207 days 19 August 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–5 win 28 Edo Ophof 21 years, 123 days 18 October 1980 AZ '67 1 1–2 loss 29 Arie Haan 21 years, 189 days 24 May 1970 ADO Den Haag 1 1–1 draw 30 Danny Hoesen 21 years, 307 days 17 November 2012 VVV-Venlo 1 1–1 draw 31 22 years, 86 days 12 December 1965 Willem II 1 1–4 win 32 Ole Tobiasen 22 years, 115 days 31 August 1997 Utrecht 2 1–7 win 33 22 years, 276 days 2 September 1956 NAC 1 1–0 win 34 Markus Rosenberg 22 years, 327 days 20 August 2005 RBC Roosendaal 1 0–2 win 35 Sunday Oliseh 22 years, 339 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win 36 Martin Wiggemansen 23 years, 81 days 27 August 1980 Roda JC 1 5–0 win 37 Dick van Dijk 23 years, 176 days 10 August 1969 GVAV 1 1–3 win 38 Pál Fischer 23 years, 196 days 13 August 1989 FC Den Haag 1 0–4 win 39 Piet Ouderland 23 years, 239 days 11 November 1956 Feijenoord 1 7–3 loss 40 Shota Arveladze 24 years, 178 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win 41 Derk Boerrigter 24 years, 295 days 7 August 1997 De Graafschap 1 1–4 win 42 Nick Viergever 25 years, 7 days 10 August 2014 Vitesse 1 4–1 win 43 25 years, 147 days 25 August 1957 MVV 1 4–0 win 44 Stefan Pettersson 25 years, 152 days 25 August 1957 Fortuna Sittard 1 2–1 loss 45 Ray Clarke 25 years, 335 days 26 August 1978 NAC 1 1–7 win 46 Mounir El Hamdaoui 26 years, 25 days 8 August 2010 Groningen 2 2–2 draw 47 Nikos Machlas 26 years, 60 days 15 August 1999 Heerenveen 1 3–2 win 48 John van Loen 26 years, 198 days 21 August 1991 Volendam 1 3–0 win 49 Inge Danielsson 26 years, 277 days 17 March 1968 PSV 1 4–0 win 50 Kennedy Bakircioglu 26 years, 290 days 19 August 2007 De Graafschap 1 1–8 win 51 Niklas Moisander 26 years, 331 days 25 August 2012 De Graafschap 1 5–0 win 52 Willy Brokamp 28 years, 195 days 8 September 1978 NAC 1 1–4 win 53 Henning Jensen 30 years, 2 days 19 August 1979 Willem II 2 1–3 win 54 Theo Janssen 30 years, 11 days 7 August 2011 De Graafschap 1 1–4 win 55 Brian Laudrup 30 years, 174 days 15 August 1999 Heerenveen 1 3–2 win 56 Dmitri Bulykin 31 years, 302 days 18 September 2011 PSV 1 2–2 win 57 Andrzej Rudy 31 years, 308 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win

Youngest players to score a league goal[]

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score a goal in Eredivisie history. The list also includes how many matches were played prior to scoring.^[15]

Youngest to score a goal # Name Age Date Opponent Goals Final score Matches played 1 Clarence Seedorf 16 years, 361 days 28 March 1993 Vitesse 1 2–2 draw 9 2 Gerald Vanenburg 17 years, 66 days 10 May 1981 MVV 2 6–1 win 6 3 Jaïro Riedewald 17 years, 104 days 22 December 2013 Roda JC 2 1–2 win 1 4 Marco van Basten 17 years, 154 days 3 April 1983 NEC 1 5–0 win 1 5 Ronald de Boer 17 years, 190 days 21 November 1987 PEC Zwolle '82 1 6–4 win 1 6 Johan Cruyff 17 years, 190 days 15 November 1964 GVAV 1 3–1 loss 1 7 Bryan Roy 17 years, 206 days 6 September 1987 FC Twente 1 6–1 win 1 8 Nwankwo Kanu 17 years, 238 days 27 March 1994 Feyenoord 1 2–1 loss 2 9 Piet Keizer 17 years, 250 days 19 February 1961 PSV 1 1–3 win 2 10 Rafael van der Vaart 17 years, 252 days 20 October 2000 Roda JC 1 4–2 win 5 11 Wim Kieft 17 years, 285 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 2 2–4 win 2 12 Dennis Bergkamp 17 years, 288 days 22 February 1987 HFC Haarlem 1 6–0 win 2 13 Marciano Vink 17 years, 319 days 31 August 1988 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–1 win 1 14 Frank Rijkaard 17 years, 328 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 1 2–4 win 1 15 Ryan Babel 17 years, 337 days 20 November 2004 De Graafschap 1 0–5 win 2 16 Sonny Silooy 17 years, 364 days 30 August 1981 De Graafschap 1 9–1 win 2 17 Nordin Wooter 18 years, 4 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 1 18 Richard Witschge 18 years, 28 days 18 October 1987 FC Volendam 1 2–1 win 4 19 Patrick Kluivert 18 years, 58 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 1 20 Søren Lerby 18 years, 78 days 19 April 1976 NAC 1 5–0 win 3 21 Ruud Kaiser 18 years, 102 days 7 April 1979 MVV 1 6–0 win 3 22 18 years, 146 days 15 March 1959 VVV 1 3–0 win 1 23 Edwin Bakker 18 years, 149 days 30 January 1983 HFC Haarlem 1 6–1 win 1 24 Viktor Fischer 18 years, 155 days 11 November 2012 PEC Zwolle 2 2–4 win 3 25 Tom De Mul 18 years, 164 days 15 August 2004 Twente 1 2–3 win 3 26 Nicolae Mitea 18 years, 195 days 5 October 2003 Groningen 1 1–3 win 2 27 Christian Eriksen 18 years, 196 days 29 August 2010 De Graafschap 1 0–5 win 19 28 Mido 18 years, 212 days 23 September 2001 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3–0 win 4 29 Edwin Godee 18 years, 223 days 7 May 1983 Helmond Sport 1 1–4 win 1 30 Edgar Davids 18 years, 231 days 30 October 1991 Willem II 1 3–0 win 3 31 Kiki Musampa 18 years, 234 days 10 March 1996 Twente 1 6–1 win 12 32 Siem de Jong 18 years, 252 days 7 October 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–2 draw 1 33 Brian Brobbey 18 years, 272 days 31 October 2020 Fortuna Sittard 1 5–2 win 1 34 Davy Klaassen 18 years, 279 days 27 November 2011 NEC 1 0–3 win 1 35 John Bosman 18 years, 292 days 20 November 1983 Roda JC 1 2–1 win 1 36 Wesley Sneijder 18 years, 308 days 13 April 2003 NAC 1 0–3 win 10 37 Nigel de Jong 18 years, 336 days 1 November 2003 AZ 1 3–2 win 25 38 18 years, 344 days 10 November 1957 NAC 1 3–1 win 1 39 Jody Lukoki 18 years, 348 days 29 October 2011 Roda JC 1 0–4 win 4 40 Martin van Geel 19 years, 5 days 2 December 1979 FC Den Haag 1 3–0 win 5 41 Ton Blanker 19 years, 22 days 7 October 1979 Roda JC 1 4–0 win 5 42 Aron Winter 19 years, 36 days 6 April 1986 Roda JC 1 4–0 win 1 43 Jan Mølby 19 years, 49 days 22 August 1982 Go Ahead Eagles 1 4–1 win 1 44 Ricardo Kishna 19 years, 50 days 23 February 2014 AZ 1 4–0 win 1 45 Sjaak Swart 19 years, 60 days 1 September 1957 Enschede 1 0–3 win 7 46 Tarik Oulida 19 years, 75 days 4 April 1993 Den Bosch 1 4–0 win 1 47 Clyde Wijnhard 19 years, 84 days 24 January 1993 Dordrecht '90 1 4–1 win 1 48 19 years, 101 days 24 January 1993 AZ 1 1–1 draw 3 49 Anwar El Ghazi 19 years, 107 days 17 August 2014 AZ 1 1–3 win 2 50 Dennis Schulp 19 years, 109 days 7 May 1997 Groningen 1 1–1 draw 3 51 Lorenzo Ebecilio 19 years, 163 days 6 March 2011 AZ 1 4–0 win 9

Top 5 youngest to score a league own goal[]

The following is a list of the top five youngest Ajax players to score an own goal in Eredivisie history.^[16]

Top 5 youngest to score an own goal # Name Age Date Opponent 1 Fabian Sporkslede 19 years, 65 days 7 October 2012 Utrecht 2 Werner Schaaphok 19 years, 115 days 16 April 1961 ADO Den Haag 3 Marciano Vink 19 years, 124 days 11 March 1989 RKC Waalwijk 4 Frank Rijkaard 19 years, 136 days 13 February 1982 PEC Zwolle 5 Jan Mølby 19 years, 140 days 20 November 1982 Utrecht

Highest scoring in the National Cup[]

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the KNVB Cup, with at least five goals scored.

Most goals scored for Ajax in the KNVB Cup: # Name Goals 1 Johan Cruyff 35 2 Henk Groot 19 Sjaak Swart 4 Siem de Jong 17 5 John Bosman 16 Piet Keizer Dick Schoenaker 8 Frank Arnesen 15 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 14 10 Marco van Basten 12 Luis Suárez 12 Ruud Geels 11 Cees Groot Stefan Pettersson 15 Wim Kieft 10 Søren Lerby Co Prins 18 Dennis Bergkamp 9 19 Dean Gorré 8 Jari Litmanen Arkadiusz Milik 22 Ronald de Boer 7 Theo Brokmann Edgar Davids Dick van Dijk Viktor Fischer Frank Rijkaard Wamberto 30 Shota Arveladze 6 Tschen La Ling Klaas Nuninga Gerald Vanenburg 34 Ryan Babel 5 Frank de Boer Ray Clarke Felix Gasselich Ronald Koeman Zakaria Labyad Gerrie Mühren Dan Petersen Lasse Schöne Wesley Sneijder Dušan Tadić Demy de Zeeuw

Most goals in a single cup match[]

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in a single KNVB Cup match, with at least three goals scored.

Most goals scored in a single KNVB Cup match: # Season Name Opponent Goals 1 2014–15 Arkadiusz Milik JOS Watergraafsmeer 6 2009–10 Luis Suárez WHC 3 1997–98 Dean Gorré MVV 4 1977–78 Ruud Geels EVV 1965–66 Johan Cruyff Veendam 6 2019–20 Siem de Jong Spakenburg 3 2017–18 Kasper Dolberg Scheveningen 1997–98 Jari Litmanen PSV 1992–93 Edgar Davids Feyenoord 1988–89 Aron Winter SVV 1987–88 John Bosman Quick Boys 1983–84 Felix Gasselich 1982–83 Dick Schoenaker Roda JC 1980–81 Wim Kieft Twente SVV 1974–75 Ruud Geels Helmond Sport 1960–61 Henk Groot Cambuur NAC Co Prins 1958–59 JOS 1942–43 Gerrit Fischer Wageningen 1916–17 Theo Brokmann

Highest scoring in the Champions League[]

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League (not including qualifying rounds), with at least four goals scored.

Most goals scored for Ajax in the Champions League: # Name Goals 1 Jari Litmanen 20 2 Patrick Kluivert 9 3 Dušan Tadić 8 4 Zlatan Ibrahimović 6 5 Donny van de Beek 5 Nigel de Jong Wesley Sonck Hakim Ziyech 9 Ronald de Boer 4 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Siem de Jong Rafael van der Vaart

Highest scoring in Europe (all competitions)[]

The following is a list of the top 10 players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup.^[17]

Most goals scored for Ajax in Europe (all competitions): # Name Goals 1 Jari Litmanen 26 2 Johan Cruyff 23 3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 19 4 Sjaak Swart 18 5 Søren Lerby 16 Luis Suárez Dušan Tadić 8 Ruud Geels 15 9 Piet Keizer 13 Davy Klaassen

Players with most appearances[]

The following is a list of the top 10 players who have played the most matches for Ajax.

showList of players with most matches played[18]
# Name Matches Goals Period 1 Sjaak Swart 603 228 1956–1973 2 Wim Suurbier 509 19 1964–1977 3 Danny Blind 493 36 1986–1999 4 Piet Keizer 489 189 1961–1974 5 Ruud Krol 457 30 1968–1980 6 Frank de Boer 434 43 1988–1998 7 Bennie Muller 425 37 1958–1970 8 Barry Hulshoff 386 24 1965–1977 9 Johan Cruyff 369 270 1964–1983 10 Piet Schrijvers 356 0 1974–1983

Most successful managers[]

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most Eredivisie titles at the helm of Ajax.

Managers who have won the most national titles for Ajax # Name Titles won Seasons 1 Jack Reynolds 8 1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47 2 Rinus Michels 4 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70 Frank de Boer 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 4 Louis van Gaal 3 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 5 Ștefan Kovács 2 1971–72, 1972–73 Leo Beenhakker 1979–80, 1989–90 Ronald Koeman 2001–02, 2003–04 Erik ten Hag 2018–19, 2020–21 9 Karl Humenberger 1 1956–57 Vic Buckingham 1959–60 Tomislav Ivić 1976–77 Cor Brom 1978–79 Kurt Linder 1981–82 Aad de Mos 1982–83 Driemanschap* 1984–85 Morten Olsen 1997–98

• In May 1985, the Driemanschap (English: Three man team) Tonny Bruins Slot, Spitz Kohn and Cor van der Hart succeeded Aad de Mos as Interim managers.

Managers with consecutive titles[]

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most consecutive Eredivisie titles at the helm of Ajax.

Managers who have won the most consecutive national titles for Ajax # Name Titles won Years 1 Frank de Boer 4 2011–2014 2 Rinus Michels 3 1966–1968 Louis van Gaal 1994–1996 4 Ștefan Kovács 2 1972–1973

Top 25 most expensive transfers[]

The following is a list of the top 25 most expensive transfers in the club's history for both the club acquisitions and departures.

Top 25 most expensive player acquisitions

#	Player	Position	Age	Previous club	Season	Transfer fee
1	Sébastien Haller	Striker	26	West Ham United	2020–21	€22.5 million
2	Miralem Sulejmani	Winger	19	Heerenveen	2008–09	€16.25 million
3	Daley Blind	Left back	28	Manchester United	2018–19	€16 million
4	Antony	Forward	19	São Paulo	2020–21	€15.75 million
5	Quincy Promes	Winger	27	Sevilla	2019–20	€15.7 million
6	Edson Álvarez	Center back	21	América	2019–20	€15 million
7	Răzvan Marin	Midfielder	22	Standard Liège	2019–20	€12.5 million
8	David Neres	Winger	19	São Paulo	2017–18	€12 million
9	Mohamed Daramy	Striker	19	Copenhagen	2021–22	€12 million
10	Dušan Tadić	Winger	28	Southampton	2018–19	€11.4 million
11	Hakim Ziyech	Midfielder	23	Twente	2016–17	€11 million
12	Davy Klaassen	Midfielder	27	Werder Bremen	2020–21	€11 million
13	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Striker	22	Heerenveen	2005–06	€9 million
14	Lisandro Magallán	Center back	24	Boca Juniors	2019–20	€9 million
15	Mohammed Kudus	Midfielder	20	Nordsjælland	2020–21	€9 million
16	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Striker	19	Malmö FF	2001–02	€8.7 million
17	Nikos Machlas	Striker	26	Vitesse	1999–2000	€8.6 million
18	Hassane Bandé	Winger	20	Mechelen	2019–20	€8.2 million
19	Michael Laudrup	Midfielder	33	Vissel Kobe	1997–98	€7.5 million
20	Luis Suárez	Winger	20	Groningen	2007–08	€7.5 million
21	Maximilian Wöber	Center back	19	Rapid Wien	2017–18	€7.5 million
22	Ferdi Vierklau	Right back	26	Tenerife	1999–2000	€7.3 million
23	Daley Sinkgraven	Midfielder	19	Heerenveen	2014–15	€7 million
24	Zakaria Labyad	Midfielder	25	Utrecht	2018–19	€7 million
25	Lisandro Martínez	Center back	21	Defensa y Justicia	2019–20	€7 million

Top 25 most expensive players sold

#	Player	Position	Age	New club	Season	Transfer fee
1	Matthijs de Ligt	Defender	19	Juventus	2019–20	€85.5 million
2	Frenkie de Jong	Midfielder	21	Barcelona	2019–20	€75 million
3	Donny van de Beek	Midfielder	23	Manchester United	2020–21	€45 million
4	Hakim Ziyech	Midfielder	26	Chelsea	2020–21	€45 million
5	Davinson Sánchez	Defender	21	Tottenham Hotspur	2017–18	€42 million
6	Arkadiusz Milik	Striker	22	Napoli	2016–17	€35 million
7	Davy Klaassen	Midfielder	24	Everton	2017–18	€27 million
8	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Striker	25	Real Madrid	2008–09	€27 million
9	Wesley Sneijder	Midfielder	23	Real Madrid	2007–08	€27 million
10	Luis Suárez	Winger	24	Liverpool	2010–11	€26.5 million
11	Sergiño Dest	Right back	19	Barcelona	2020–21	€25 million
12	Kasper Dolberg	Striker	21	Nice	2019–20	€20.5 million
13	Cristian Chivu	Center back	22	Roma	2003–04	€18 million
14	Daley Blind	Left back	24	Manchester United	2014–15	€17.5 million
15	Justin Kluivert	Winger	19	Roma	2018–19	€17.25 million
16	Dennis Bergkamp	Striker	24	Internazionale		€17.5 million
17	Ryan Babel	Winger	20	Liverpool	2007–08	€17.3 million
18	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Striker	22	Juventus	2004–05	€16 million
19	Christian Eriksen	Midfielder	21	Tottenham Hotspur	2013–14	€13.5 million
20	Jasper Cillessen	Goalkeeper	27	Barcelona	2016–17	€13 million
21	Jan Vertonghen	Center back	25	Tottenham Hotspur	2012–13	€12.5 million
22	Riechedly Bazoer	Midfielder	20	VfL Wolfsburg	2016–17	€12 million
23	Thomas Vermaelen	Center back	23	Arsenal	2009–10	€12 million
24	Andy van der Meyde	Winger	23	Internazionale	2003–04	€12 million
25	Jesper Grønkjær	Winger	23	Chelsea	2000–01	€11.8 million

AFC Ajax prize winners[]

At the end of each season, Ajax has awarded their top player of the season, the top talent of the season, and the top prospect from their training ground De Toekomst (The Future) with the following awards. Since 1993, the AFC Ajax Player of the Year (Dutch: Ajacied van het Jaar) is awarded the Rinus Michels Award, the AFC Ajax Talent of the Year (Dutch: Talent van het Jaar) is awarded the Marco van Basten Award since 1994. The club's top prospect from the training ground, the Talent of the Future (Dutch: Talent van De Toekomst) has been awarded the Sjaak Swart Award since 1999.

In 2018 the Talent of the Future award was renamed the Abdelhak Nouri Award, in honor of Abdelhak Nouri in commemoration of the 'jewel of the training ground', almost a year after the player had suffered an arrhythmia attack in a pre-season friendly match against Werder Bremen.^[19]

AFC Ajax Player of the Year Rinus Michels Award Year Name 1993 Dennis Bergkamp 1994 Jari Litmanen 1995 Frank Rijkaard 1996 Marc Overmars 1997 Ronald de Boer 1998 Edwin van der Sar 1999 Jari Litmanen 2000 Jesper Grønkjær 2001 Cristian Chivu 2002 Rafael van der Vaart 2003 Cristian Chivu 2004 Maxwell 2005 Nigel de Jong 2006 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2007 Wesley Sneijder 2008 Maarten Stekelenburg 2009 Luis Suárez 2010 Luis Suárez 2011 Maarten Stekelenburg 2012 Jan Vertonghen 2013 Daley Blind 2014 Lasse Schöne 2015 Jasper Cillessen 2016 Jasper Cillessen 2017 Davinson Sánchez 2018 Hakim Ziyech 2019 Hakim Ziyech 2020 Hakim Ziyech 2021 Dušan Tadić

AFC Ajax Talent of the Year Marco van Basten Award Year Name 1994 Tarik Oulida 1995 Nwankwo Kanu 1996 Nordin Wooter 1997 Mario Melchiot 1998 Benni McCarthy 1999 Richard Knopper 2000 Cristian Chivu 2001 Rafael van der Vaart 2002 Maxwell 2003 Steven Pienaar 2004 Nicolae Mitea 2005 Hedwiges Maduro 2006 Urby Emanuelson / Thomas Vermaelen 2007 Ryan Babel 2008 Jan Vertonghen 2009 Gregory van der Wiel 2010 Toby Alderweireld 2011 Christian Eriksen 2012 Ricardo van Rhijn 2013 Viktor Fischer 2014 Davy Klaassen 2015 Anwar El Ghazi 2016 Riechedly Bazoer 2017 Kasper Dolberg 2018 Matthijs de Ligt 2019 Noussair Mazraoui 2020 Sergiño Dest 2021 Ryan Gravenberch

Talent of the Future Sjaak Swart Award Year Name 1999 Youssouf Hersi 2000 Rafael van der Vaart 2001 John Heitinga 2002 Wesley Sneijder 2003 Kenneth Vermeer 2004 Murat Yıldırım 2005 Hedwiges Maduro 2006 Donovan Slijngard 2007 Siem de Jong 2008 Daley Blind 2009 Aras Özbiliz 2010 Christian Eriksen 2011 Davy Klaassen 2012 Mickey van der Hart 2013 Damon Mirani 2014 Aschraf El Mahdioui 2015 Donny van de Beek 2016 Matthijs de Ligt 2017 Justin Kluivert Talent of the Future Abdelhak Nouri Award Year Name 2018 Ryan Gravenberch 2019 Naci Ünüvar 2020 Devyne Rensch 2021 Amourricho van Axel Dongen

VVCS-gala prize winners[]

The VVCS-gala is an annual gala which takes place at the end of each season, where the best Dutch Footballer, best keeper, topscorer of the Eredivisie, and the talent of the year are awarded. Here are a list Ajax players who have received awards at the gala in the past.

Dutch Footballer of the Year[]

Dutch Footballer of the Year is an award honoring the best Dutch Football player in the Eredivisie. Now the Golden boot is award to the best Footballer, when the two awards used to be presented separately in the past. The prize is nominated by De Telegraaf and Voetbal International, and is presented at the VVCS-gala.

Golden Boots Year Name 1982 Wim Kieft 1983 Piet Schrijvers 1985 Frank Rijkaard 1986 Marco van Basten 1987 Frank Rijkaard 1993 Marc Overmars 1995 Danny Blind 1996 Danny Blind 1998 Edwin van der Sar 2002 Cristian Chivu 2004 Maxwell 2008 John Heitinga 2010 Luis Suárez 2012 Jan Vertonghen 2014 Daley Blind 2016 Davy Klaassen 2018 Hakim Ziyech 2019 Matthijs de Ligt 2021 Dušan Tadić

Footballer of the Year Year Name 1985 Marco van Basten 1990 Jan Wouters 1991 Dennis Bergkamp 1992 Dennis Bergkamp 1993 Jari Litmanen 1994 Ronald de Boer 1996 Ronald de Boer 2004 Maxwell

Silver Boots Year Name 1975 Ruud Geels 1984 Marco van Basten 2013 Christian Eriksen 2021 Davy Klaassen

Bronze Boots Year Name 1977 Ruud Geels 1978 Ruud Geels 2008 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2010 Demy de Zeeuw 2012 Christian Eriksen 2018 Matthijs de Ligt 2019 Dušan Tadić

Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year[]

The Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year was a title awarded to the best Goalkeeper of the Dutch Eredivisie. The prize was awarded at the gala from 1987 to 2004. Until 1997, the prize was awarded annually, but was awarded by the season after 1998–99.

Goalkeeper of the Year Year Name 1990 Stanley Menzo 1994 Edwin van der Sar 1995 Edwin van der Sar 1996 Edwin van der Sar 1997 Edwin van der Sar

Dutch Talent of the Year[]

The Dutch Talent of the Year was a title awarded to the best Talent of the Dutch Eredivisie from 1984 to 2004. It was merged with the Johan Cruijff Prijs the following season.

Talent of the Year Year Name 1986 Aron Winter 1987 Bryan Roy 1989 Richard Witschge 1990 Dennis Bergkamp 1992 Marc Overmars 1993 Clarence Seedorf 1994 Clarence Seedorf 1995 Patrick Kluivert 2001 Rafael van der Vaart 2004 John Heitinga

Johan Cruyff Award Year Name 2004 Wesley Sneijder 2006 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2010 Gregory van der Wiel 2011 Christian Eriksen 2014 Davy Klaassen 2018 Matthijs de Ligt 2019 Frenkie de Jong 2021 Ryan Gravenberch

Dutch Manager of the year[]

The Dutch professional manager of the Year is a title awarded to the best professional manager of the Dutch Eredivisie from 2003 to present. It is known as the Rinus Michels Award. (not to be confused with the AFC Ajax award by the same name)

Rinus Michels Award Year Name 2013 Frank de Boer 2014 Frank de Boer 2019 Erik ten Hag 2021 Erik ten Hag

Eredivisie top scorers[]

The following is a list of Ajax players who have finished the season as top scorer of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Ajax players who finished as Eredivisie top scorers by season Season Name Goals 1959–60 Henk Groot 38 1960–61 Henk Groot 41 1966–67 Johan Cruyff 33 1971–72 Johan Cruyff 25 1974–75 Ruud Geels 30 1975–76 Ruud Geels 29 1976–77 Ruud Geels 34 1977–78 Ruud Geels 30 1981–82 Wim Kieft 32 1983–84 Marco van Basten 28 1984–85 Marco van Basten 22 1985–86 Marco van Basten 37 1986–87 Marco van Basten 31 1990–91 Dennis Bergkamp 25 1991–92 Dennis Bergkamp 22 1992–93 Dennis Bergkamp 26 1993–94 Jari Litmanen 26 2005–06 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33 2007–08 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33 2009–10 Luis Suárez 35 2018–19 Dušan Tadić 28

International prize winners[]

Ballon d'Or[]

The following players received the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

• Johan Cruyff – 1971*

One other former Ballon d'Or winner and former Ajax player was hired by AFC Ajax: Marco van Basten winning the Ballon d'Or in 1988, 1989, 1992 coached the team for the 2008–09 season.

• Johan Cruyff went on to win the Ballon d'Or twice more in 1973 and 1974 whilst prying his trade for FC Barcelona.

European Golden Shoe[]

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

• Wim Kieft (32 goals) – 1982
• Marco van Basten (37 goals) – 1986

Ajax players on the Dutch national team[]

The following is a list of players who have played for the Netherlands national football team while playing for Ajax. The first column reflects the player's caps for the national team during their tenure at Ajax, while the second column shows the player's total appearances for the national team. The third column represents the number of goals scored in total, except when marked with an asterisk (*), which indicates goals conceded in case of a goalkeeper.^[20]

Ajax players with the Netherlands national team # Name Matches (Ajax) Matches (Total) Goals (Total) 1. Ruud Krol 71 83 4 2. Frank de Boer 65 112 13 3. Wim Suurbier 53 60 3 4. Ronald de Boer 49 67 13 5. Wim Anderiesen 46 46 0 6. Bennie Muller 43 43 3 7. Danny Blind 40 42 1 8. Maarten Stekelenburg 40 58 48* 9. Daley Blind 39 74 2 10. John Heitinga 39 87 7 11. Edwin van der Sar 39 130 87* 12. John van 't Schip 38 41 2 13. Jan Wouters 38 70 4 14. Henk Groot 35 39 12 15. Frank Rijkaard 35 73 10 16. Piet Schrijvers 35 46 40 17. Wesley Sneijder 35 134 31 18. Gregory van der Wiel 35 46 0 19. Piet Keizer 34 34 11 20. Marc Overmars 34 86 17 21. Dolf van Kol 33 33 4 22. Aron Winter 32 84 6 23. Sjaak Swart 31 31 10 24. Jasper Cillessen 30 60 56* 25. Rafael van der Vaart 29 109 25 26. Johan Neeskens 24 49 17 27. Dennis Bergkamp 23 79 37 28. Joël Veltman 22 27 2 29. Johan Cruyff 21 48 33 30. Arie Haan 21 35 6 31. Jan de Natris 20 23 5 32. Anton Pronk 19 19 0 33. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 18 76 42 34. Sonny Silooy 18 25 0 35. Matthijs de Ligt 17 23 2 36. Davy Klaassen 17 19 4 37. Marco van Basten 16 58 24 38. Peter Boeve 16 16 0 39. Piet van der Kuil 16 40 9 40. Richard Witschge 16 31 1 41. Arnold Mühren 15 23 3 42. Edo Ophof 15 15 2 43. Johnny Rep 15 42 12 44. Ryan Babel 14 67 10 45. John Bosman 14 30 17 46. Barry Hulshoff 14 14 6 47. Patrick Kluivert 14 79 40 48. Tschen La Ling 14 14 2 49. Klaas Nuninga 14 19 4 50. Urby Emanuelson 13 17 0 51. Bryan Roy 13 32 9 52. Dick Schoenaker 13 13 6 53. Ruud Geels 12 20 11 54. Hedwiges Maduro 12 18 0 55. Michael Reiziger 12 72 1 56. Ronald Spelbos 12 21 1 57. Joop Stoffelen 12 12 0 58. Gerald Vanenburg 12 42 1 59. Peter van Vossen 11 31 9 60. Donny van de Beek 10 17 2 61. Nigel de Jong 10 81 1 62. Ronald Koeman 10 78 14 63. Gerrie Mühren 10 10 0 64. Edgar Davids 9 74 6 65. Henk Hordijk 9 9 0 66. Frenkie de Jong 9 22 1 67. Co Prins 9 10 3 68. Quincy Promes 9 47 7 69. Winston Bogarde 8 20 0 70. Ricardo van Rhijn 8 8 0 71. Ge Fortgens 8 8 0 72. Wim Jonk 8 49 11 73. Rob de Wit 8 8 3 74. Guus Dräger 7 13 5 75. 7 7 0 76. Piet Ouderland 7 7 0 77. Wim Volkers 7 7 2 78. Demy de Zeeuw 7 27 0 79. Riechedly Bazoer 6 6 0 80. Siem de Jong 6 6 2 81. Wim Kieft 6 43 11 82. Stanley Menzo 6 6 10 83. Fons Pelser 6 6 0 84. Jan Potharst 6 6 0 85. Nico Rijnders 6 8 0 86. Simon Tahamata 6 22 2 87. Kenny Tete 6 13 0 88. Jan de Boer 5 5 4* 89. Dick van Dijk 5 7 1 90. Joop van Dort 5 5 0 91. Peter Hoekstra 5 5 0 92. Rinus Michels 5 5 0 93. Clarence Seedorf 5 87 11 94. Hans Boskamp 4 4 0 95. Jan van Diepenbeek 4 4 0 96. Theo van Duivenbode 4 5 0 97. Andy van der Meyde 4 17 1 98. Peet Petersen 4 4 1 99. Eddy Pieters Graafland 4 47 73* 100. Kenneth Vermeer 4 5 0* 101. 3 3 2 102. Vurnon Anita 3 3 0 103. 3 3 0 104. 3 3 2 105. 3 3 0 106. Jaïro Riedewald 3 3 0 107. 3 3 0 108. 2 2 0 109. Nico Buwalda 2 2 0 110. Gé van Dijk 2 2 0 111. Anwar El Ghazi 2 2 0 112. Gerrit Keizer 2 2 7 113. Keje Molenaar 2 2 0 114. 2 2 1 115. Piet van Reenen 2 2 0 116. 2 2 0 117. Nick Viergever 2 3 0 118. Marciano Vink 2 2 0 119. Theo Brokmann 1 1 1 120. Justin Kluivert 1 2 0 121. 1 1 0 122. Henny Meijer 1 1 0 123. René Notten 1 5 0 124. 1 1 0 125. Rob Witschge 1 30 3

Statistics accurate as of 18 November 2020 after the match against Poland.^[21]

Ajax players in international tournaments[]

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League Finals, CONCACAF Nations League Finals, CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa América and the Africa Cup of Nations. To this date no Ajax players have participated in the AFC Asian Cup, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Ajax.

Cup	Players
1934 FIFA World Cup	Wim Anderiesen Jan van Diepenbeek
1938 FIFA World Cup	Wim Anderiesen Dick Been
1974 FIFA World Cup	Arie Haan Piet Keizer Ruud Krol Johan Neeskens Johnny Rep Wim Suurbier
UEFA Euro 1976	Ruud Geels Ruud Krol Piet Schrijvers Wim Suurbier
1978 FIFA World Cup	Ruud Krol Dick Schoenaker Piet Schrijvers
UEFA Euro 1980	Piet Schrijvers
UEFA Euro 1984	Jan Mølby Jesper Olsen
UEFA Euro 1988	John Bosman Arnold Mühren John van 't Schip Aron Winter Jan Wouters
1990 FIFA World Cup	Danny Blind Peter Larsson Stanley Menzo Stefan Pettersson Bryan Roy John van 't Schip Aron Winter Richard Witschge Jan Wouters
UEFA Euro 1992	Dennis Bergkamp Danny Blind Frank de Boer Wim Jonk Stanley Menzo Bryan Roy John van 't Schip Aron Winter
1994 Africa Cup of Nations	Finidi George
1994 FIFA World Cup	Danny Blind Frank de Boer Ronald de Boer Finidi George Marc Overmars Frank Rijkaard Edwin van der Sar Peter van Vossen
UEFA Euro 1996	Danny Blind Ronald de Boer Winston Bogarde Edgar Davids Peter Hoekstra Patrick Kluivert Michael Reiziger Edwin van der Sar
1998 Africa Cup of Nations	Benni McCarthy
1998 FIFA World Cup	Tijani Babangida Frank de Boer Ronald de Boer Michael Laudrup Benni McCarthy Sunday Oliseh Edwin van der Sar
2000 Africa Cup of Nations	Tijani Babangida
UEFA Euro 2000	Cristian Chivu Jesper Grønkjær Bogdan Lobonț Aron Winter
2002 Africa Cup of Nations	Mido Hatem Trabelsi
2002 FIFA World Cup	Zlatan Ibrahimović Pius Ikedia John O'Brien Steven Pienaar Hatem Trabelsi
2004 Africa Cup of Nations	Hatem Trabelsi
UEFA Euro 2004	Tomáš Galásek Zdeněk Grygera John Heitinga Zlatan Ibrahimović Wesley Sneijder Rafael van der Vaart
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup	Angelos Charisteas Hatem Trabelsi
2006 Africa Cup of Nations	Hatem Trabelsi
2006 FIFA World Cup	Ryan Babel Tomáš Galásek Zdeněk Grygera John Heitinga Hedwiges Maduro Markus Rosenberg Wesley Sneijder Maarten Stekelenburg Hatem Trabelsi
2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup	Vurnon Anita
UEFA Euro 2008	John Heitinga Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Maarten Stekelenburg
2010 Africa Cup of Nations	Eyong Enoh
2010 FIFA World Cup	Eyong Enoh Christian Eriksen Nicolás Lodeiro Marko Pantelić Dennis Rommedahl Maarten Stekelenburg Luis Suárez Gregory van der Wiel Demy de Zeeuw
2011 Copa América	Nicolás Lodeiro
UEFA Euro 2012	Christian Eriksen Gregory van der Wiel
2013 Africa Cup of Nations	Thulani Serero
2014 FIFA World Cup	Daley Blind Jasper Cillessen Joël Veltman
UEFA Euro 2016	Arkadiusz Milik
2017 Africa Cup of Nations	Bertrand Traoré
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup	André Onana Amin Younes
2018 FIFA World Cup	Kasper Dolberg Lasse Schöne Nicolás Tagliafico Hakim Ziyech
2019 UEFA Nations League Finals	Donny van de Beek Daley Blind Frenkie de Jong Matthijs de Ligt
2019 Copa América	David Neres Nicolás Tagliafico
2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Noussair Mazraoui André Onana Hakim Ziyech
UEFA Euro 2020	Daley Blind Ryan Gravenberch Davy Klaassen Maarten Stekelenburg Jurriën Timber
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals	Edson Álvarez
2021 Copa América	Lisandro Martínez Nicolás Tagliafico
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Edson Álvarez Sean Klaiber

Ajax youth players in international youth tournaments[]

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international youth tournaments, including the international youth tournaments of UEFA, but also the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), and CONCACAF (North-America). To this date no Ajax players have participated in the CONMEBOL (South America) or the OFC (Oceania) youth competitions.

Cup	Players
1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Rob Witschge
1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Frank de Boer Ronald de Boer Michel Kreek Marc Overmars
1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Mario Melchiot
2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship	John Heitinga Rafael van der Vaart
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Richard Knopper
2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship	Sergio Hellings Nigel de Jong Sherjill MacDonald Wesley Sneijder Boy Waterman
2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Ferdi Elmas Hedwiges Maduro Dwight Tiendalli
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Bram Verbist
2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Thomas Vermaelen
2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Vurnon Anita John Goossens Jeffrey Sarpong
2005 U-20 African Youth Championship	Rachid Tiberkanine
2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Toby Alderweireld
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Urby Emanuelson Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Kenneth Vermeer
2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Daley Blind Timothy van der Meulen Sergio Padt
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Ryan Babel Hedwiges Maduro Tom De Mul Robbert Schilder Thomas Vermaelen Kenneth Vermeer Jan Vertonghen
2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Roly Bonevacia Lorenzo Burnet Geoffrey Castillion Lorenzo Ebecilio Dico Koppers Ricardo van Rhijn Rodney Sneijder
2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Warner Hahn Dico Koppers Ruben Ligeon Joël Veltman
2009 U-20 African Youth Championship	Daylon Claasen
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Miralem Sulejmani
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Lorenzo Ebecilio Florian Jozefzoon Ricardo van Rhijn Rodney Sneijder
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Danzell Gravenberch Peter Leeuwenburgh
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Nicolai Boilesen Christian Eriksen
2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Elton Acolatse Djavan Anderson Branco van den Boomen Queensy Menig
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Danzell Gravenberch Mickey van der Hart Dejan Meleg Kenny Tete
2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Derwin Martina
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Daley Blind Danny Hoesen Ricardo van Rhijn
2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Donny van de Beek Abdelhak Nouri Mauro Savastano
2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Reda Boultam Carel Eiting Matthijs de Ligt Donyell Malen Dani de Wit
2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Damon Mirani Abdelhak Nouri Leeroy Owusu Terry Lartey Sanniez
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Viktor Fischer
2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Francesco Antonucci Navajo Bakboord Justin Kluivert Matthijs de Ligt Ché Nunnely
2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Vince Gino Dekker Carel Eiting Abdelhak Nouri Deyovaisio Zeefuik
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Mitchel Bakker Szabolcs Schön
2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Navajo Bakboord Boy Kemper Noa Lang Ché Nunnely Dani de Wit
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Václav Černý
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Brian Brobbey Liam van Gelderen Ryan Gravenberch Nordin Musampa Jurriën Timber Quinten Timber
2018 AFC U-19 Championship	Sebastian Pasquali
2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Saku Ylätupa
2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Sergiño Dest
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Brian Brobbey Sontje Hansen Neraysho Kasanwirjo Calvin Raatsie Devyne Rensch Anass Salah-Eddine Kenneth Taylor Naci Ünüvar
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Rasmus Kristensen
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Brian Brobbey Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Dominik Kotarski Devyne Rensch Kjell Scherpen Perr Schuurs

Ajax players at the Olympic games[]

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in the Summer Olympics while playing for Ajax.

Cup	Players
1912 Summer Olympics – Stockholm	Ge Fortgens
1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp	Joop van Dort Jan de Natris
1924 Summer Olympics – Paris	Jan de Boer Jan de Natris
1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam	Jan de Boer Dolf van Kol
1948 Summer Olympics – London	Guus Dräger Joop Stoffelen
1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta	Dani Hayden Foxe Nwankwo Kanu
2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney	Jason Culina Pius Ikedia Christopher Kanu Aaron Mokoena John O'Brien
2004 Summer Olympics – Athens	Mauro Rosales
2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing	Urby Emanuelson Thomas Vermaelen Kenneth Vermeer Jan Vertonghen
2020 Summer Olympics – Tokyo	Antony

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