The Netherlands national football team top scorer by year (1905-2018)

Marco Van Basten was the top scorer at the Euro 1988, which he won. More than a simple scorer of goals, he also won three "Ballon d'or". Like Johan Cruyff.

The Netherlands, Holland national team's top scorer per year (1905-2018).

1905 : Eddy de Neve (Velocitas Breda), 5 goals.

1906 : Henk Muller (HV & CV Quick, Den Haag) & Ferry van der Vinne (Haarlem), 1 goal. 2 matches played this year.

1907 : Lothar van Gogh (Harleem), Cas Ruffelse (Sparta Rotterdam), Constant Feith (HVV Den Haag), 2 goals.

1908 : Jan Thomée (Concordia, Delft), Edu Snethlage (HV & CV Quick), 6 goals. In 6 games each.

1909 : Edu Snethlage (HV & CV Quick), 4 goals.

1910 : Jan Thomée (Concordia, Delft), 5 goals.

1911 : Mannes Francken (Haarlem), 5 goals.

1912 : Jan Vos (Utrecht), 8 goals. Mannes Francken, 7.

1913 : Huug de Groot (Sparta Rotterdam), 3 goals.

1914 : Wout Buitenweg (Utrecht), 6 goals.

1919 : Wout Buitenweg (Utrecht), 2 goals.

1920 : Ber Grosjohan (VOC Rotterdam), 5 goals.

1921 : Jan van Gent (AVV De Spartaan, Amsterdam), 5 goals.

1922 : 4 players with 1 goal. Harry Dénis, Appie Groen, Harry Rodermond, Jaap Bulder.

1923 : 4 players with 2 goals. Evert van Linge, Rat Verlegh, Jaap Bulder, Wim Roetart.

1924 : Kees Pijl (Feijenoord), 6 goals.

1925 : Wout Buitenweg (Hercules Utrecht) & Charles van Baar van Slangenburgh (HBS, Den Haag), 5 goals.

1926 : Wim Tap (ADO, Den Haag), 5 goals.

1927 : Wim Tap (ADO) & Leo Ghering (TSV LONGA Tilburg), 4 goals.

1928 : Wim Tap (ADO), 4 goals.

1929 : Cor Kools (Roda JC), 3 goals.

1930 : Jan van den Broek (PSV), 2 goals.

1931 : Wim Lagendaal (Xerxes), 7 goals.

1932 : Wim Lagendaal (Xerxes) & Law Adam (Grasshopper Zürich), 4 goals.

1933 : Otto Boncema (Velocitas Groningen), 2 goals.

1934 : Beb Bakhuys (Zwolle), 10 goals. Leen Vente (Neptunus Rotterdam), 9. Kick Smit (Haarlem), 8.

1935 : Beb Bakhuys (Zwolle then HBS Den Haag), 7 goals. Kick Smit (Haarlem), 4.

1936 : Beb Bakhuys (ZHBS Den Haag), 8 goals.

1937 : Kick Smit (Haarlem) & Piet de Boer (Kooger FC), 3 goals.

1938 : Kick Smit (Haarlem), 4 goals.

1939 : Leen Vente (Feijenoord), 6 goals.

1940 : Bertus de Harder (VUC Den Haag), 2 goals.

1946 : Faas Wilkes (Xerxes), 9 goals.

1947 : Faas Wilkes (Xerxes), Kees Rijvers (NAC Breda), Ko Bergman (Blauw-Wit), Guus Dräger (Ajax), 2 goals.

1948 : Faas Wilkes (Xerxes), 4 goals.

1949 : Theo Timmermans (ADO), 3 goals. Lenstra (Heer.), Wilkes, Van Roessel (TSV LONGA Tilburg), 2.

1950 : Noud van Melis (PSV), 3 goals. Mick Clavan (ADO) & Frits de Graad (SV Limburgia), 2.

1951 : Noud van Melis (PSV), 8 goals. Abe Lenstra (Heerenveen), 7 goals.

1952 : Jan van Roessel (Willem II), 3 goals. Lenstra, 2.

1953 : Abe Lenstra (Heerenveen), 2 goals.

1954 : Bram Appel (Fortuna '54), 5 goals. Abe Lenstra (Enschede), 4.

1955 : Bram Appel (Fortuna '54), 3 goals. Wilkes (Valencia) & Tinus Bosselaar (Feijenoord), 2.

1956 : Bram Appel (Fortuna '54), 5 goals. Abe Lenstra (Enschede), 4.

1957 : Faas Wilkes (Venlo), 4 goals. Lenstra & Van Melis (Rapid JC = Roda JC), 3.

1958 : Abe Lenstra (Enschede), 6 goals. Faas Wilkes (Venlo), 5. Piet Kruiver (PSV), 4.

1959 : Faas Wilkes (Fortuna '54 ) & Tonny van der Linden (Utrecht), 5 goals. Piet van der Kuil (PSV), 4.

1960 : Piet Kruiver (PSV), Tonny van der Linden (Utrecht), Henk Groot (Ajax), 3 goals.

1961 : Henk Groot (Ajax), 4 goals.

1962 : Tonny van der Linden (Utrecht), 5 goals. Henk Groot & Sjaak Swart (Ajax), 4.

1963 : Piet Kruiver (Feijenoord), 2 goals.

1964 : 6 players with 1 goal each. Moulijn, B. Muller, Nuninga, D. Schrijvers, van Nee, Geurtsen.

1965 : 3 players with 1 goal. Van Nee, P. Fransen, Laseroms. 

1966 : Willy van der Kuijlen (PSV), 4 goals. Sjaak Swart (Ajax), 3.

1967 : Piet Keizer (Ajax), Henk Wery (Utrecht), Wim Suurbier (Ajax), 2 goals.

1968 : Jan Klijnjan (Dordrecht), Wim Jansen & Wim van Hanegem (Feijenoord), 1 goal.

1969 : Sjaak Roggeveen (Holland Sport, Den Haag), 3 goals.

1970 : Johan Cruyff (Ajax), 2 goals.

1971 : Johan Cruyff (Ajax), 6 goals.  Piet Keizer (Ajax), 5.

1972 : Johan Cruyff & Johan Neeskens (Ajax), 5 goals.

1973 : Johan Cruyff (Ajax then Barcelona), 6 goals.

1974 : Johan Neeskens (Ajax then Barcelona), 9 goals. Johan Cruyff (Barcelona), 8. 

1975 : Willy van der Kuijlen (PSV), 3 goals.

1976 : Rob Rensenbrink (Anderlecht) & Ruud Geels (Ajax), 3 goals. 3 vs BEL for Rensenbrink.

1977 : Jan Peters (NEC Nijmegen), Johnny Rep (Valencia then Bastia), Ruud Geels (Ajax), 2 goals. 2 vs ENG for Peters.

1978 : Rob Rensenbrink (Anderlecht), 7 goals. Ernie Brandts (PSV), 5.

1979 : Dick Nanninga (Roda JC), 2 goals.

1980 : Kees Kist (AZ '67), 2 goals.

1981 : Arnold Mühren (Ipswich), John Metgod (AZ '67) & Cees van Kooten (Go Ahead Eagles), 2 goals.

1982 : Dick Shoenacker (Ajax), 4 goals.

1983 : Ruud Gullit (Feyenoord), 4 goals. Peter Houtman (Feyenoord), 3. Rijkaard & Van Basten (Ajax), 2.

1984 : Peter Houtman (Feyenoord), 3 goals. René van der Gijp (Lokeren), 2 (1 pen.).

1985 : Wim Kieft (Pisa) & Rob de Wit (Ajax), 3 goals.

1986 : Marco Van Basten (Ajax), 2 goals.

1987 : John Bosman (Ajax), 8 goals. Gullit (PSV then Milan), 5.

1988 : Marco van Basten (Milan), 5 goals.

1989 : Ronald Koeman (PSV then Barcelona), 3 goals.

1990 : Marco van Basten (Milan), 8 goals. Incl. 5 in 1 match vs Malta + 1 another vs the same team.

1991 : Marco van Basten (Milan) & Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax), 2 goals. 

1992 : Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax), 7 goals. 

1993 : Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax then Inter), 4 goals. Bosman (Anderlecht) & R. de Boer (Ajax), 3.

1994 : Bryan Roy (Foggia then Nottingham Forest), 7 goals. Bergkamp, 6.

1995 : Marc Overmars (Ajax), 4 goals.

1996 : Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), 6 goals. 

1997 : Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), 4 goals. F. de Boer (Ajax), 4.

1998 : Patrick Kluivert (Milan then Barcelona), 8 goals.

1999 : Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), 4 goals. Edgar Davids (Juventus), 3.

2000 : Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), 12 goals.

2001 : Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV then Manchester Utd), 7 goals.

2002 : Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), 3 goals.

2003 : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd), 5 goals. Kluivert, 4.

2004 : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd), 6 goals.

2005 : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd), 5 goals.

2006 : Robin van Persie (Arsenal), 6 goals.

2007 : Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg), 5 goals.

2008 : Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax), 7 goals. Van Persie, 5.

2009 : Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid then Milan) & Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), 4 goals.

2010 : Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Milan then Schalke), 11 goals. Wesley Sneijder (Inter), 7. 

2011 : Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), 7 goals. Van Persie, 6. Huntelaar, 5.

2012 : Robin van Persie (Arsenal then Manchester Utd), 6 goals. Van der Vaart (Hamburg then Tottenham) & Huntelaar, 4.

2013 : Robin van Persie (Manchester Utd), 10 goals.

2014 : Robin van Persie (Manchester Utd), 8 goals. Arjen Robben (Bayern), 6.

2015 : Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), 4 goals.

2016 : Vincent Janssen (AZ then Tottenham), 4 goals. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle then Liverpool), 3.

2017 : Arjen Robben (Bayern), 6 goals.

2018 : Memphis Depay (Lyon), 5 goals.
2019 : Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), 8 goals. Memphis Depay (Lyon), 6.