Johan Neeskens
Be the first in the stands
NetherlandsCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Johannes Jacobus Neeskens was a Dutch football manager and player. A midfielder, he was an important member of the Netherlands national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups and is considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony, while in 2017 he was included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 64th position. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
14 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1971–1978The archive holds 14 team sheets naming Johan Neeskens in Netherlands's starting line-up, from 1971-12-01 to 1978-06-25.
14 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
12 goals across 9 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1972–1976| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-04-25 |  Belgium | W5–0(h) | 79' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1975-10-15 |  Poland | W3–0(h) | 16' | UEFA Euro qualification | Amsterdam |
| 1974-09-25 |  Finland | W3–1(a) | 51' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1974-07-07 |  Germany | L1–2(a) | 2' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Munich |
| 1974-07-03 |  Brazil | W2–0(n) | 50' | FIFA World Cup | Dortmund |
| 1974-06-30 | German DR | W2–0(n) | 7' | FIFA World Cup | Gelsenkirchen |
| 1974-06-23 |  Bulgaria | W4–1(n) | 5' (pen) 44' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Dortmund |
| 1973-08-29 |  Iceland | W8–1(h) | 24' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Deventer |
| 1972-11-01 |  Norway | W9–0(h) | 31' 51' 63'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rotterdam |
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| European Cup | ×3 | 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 | Ajax | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1978–79 | Barcelona | |
| Eredivisie | ×2 | 1971–72, 1972–73 | Ajax | |
| European Super Cup | ×2 | 1972, 1973 | Ajax | |
| KNVB Cup | ×2 | 1970–71, 1971–72 | Ajax | |
| North American Soccer League | ×2 | 1980, 1982 | New York Cosmos | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 1977–78 | Barcelona | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1972 | Ajax | |
| Tournoi de Paris | ×1 | 1978 | Netherlands | |
| Individual honours11 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Don Balón Award (La Liga Foreign Player of the Year) | 1975–76 | |||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| La Liga Team of The Year | ×3 | 1976, 1977, 1979 | ||
| 1974 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | ||||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze) | 2020 | |||
| FUWO European Team of the Season | 1972 | |||
| More honours · 4 | ||||
| Sport Ideal European XI | ×2 | 1974, 1975 | ||
| 1974 FIFA World Cup Silver Boot | ||||
| FIFA 100 | ||||