Marco van Basten

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b. 1964forward Netherlands

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Counted 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.

Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Regarded as one of the greatest attacking players of all time, he scored over 300 goals at the highest club and international levels, but played his last game at the age of 28, followed by an early retirement at just 30, due to a recurring ankle injury and more than two years of unsuccessful treatment. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team. — Wikipedia

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Every goal

from the international archive · 18 goals in 12 matches

All (18)UEFA Euro qualification (11)UEFA Euro (5)FIFA World Cup qualification (2)

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Competition	Venue
1991-04-17	Finland	W2–0(h)	9'	UEFA Euro qualification	Rotterdam
1991-03-13	Malta	W1–0(h)	31' (pen)	UEFA Euro qualification	Rotterdam
1990-12-19	Malta	W8–0(a)	9' 20' 23' 64' 80' (pen)hat-trick	UEFA Euro qualification	Attard
1990-11-21	Greece	W2–0(h)	18'	UEFA Euro qualification	Rotterdam
1989-04-26	Germany	D1–1(h)	87'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Rotterdam
1988-06-25	Russiaplayed as Soviet Union	W2–0(n)	54'	UEFA Euro	Munich
1988-06-21	Germany	W2–1(a)	88'	UEFA Euro	Hamburg
1988-06-15	England	W3–1(n)	44' 71' 75'hat-trick	UEFA Euro	Düsseldorf
1987-03-25	Greece	D1–1(h)	56'	UEFA Euro qualification	Rotterdam
1986-10-15	Hungary	W1–0(a)	67'	UEFA Euro qualification	Budapest
1985-02-27	Cyprus	W7–1(h)	65'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Amsterdam
1983-10-12	Republic of Ireland	W3–2(a)	66'	UEFA Euro qualification	Dublin