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.
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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In the line-ups
12 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1988–1992The archive holds 12 team sheets naming Marco van Basten in Netherlands's starting line-up, from 1988-06-15 to 1992-06-22.
12 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
18 goals across 12 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1983–1991| 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 |
Honours
20 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours20 | ||||
| European Cup | ×2 | 1988–89, 1989–90 | AC Milan | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1986–87 | Ajax | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1988 | Netherlands | |
| Serie A | ×4 | 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 | AC Milan | |
| Eredivisie | ×3 | 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85 | Ajax | |
| KNVB Cup | ×3 | 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87 | Ajax | |
| European Super Cup | ×2 | 1989, 1990 | AC Milan | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×2 | 1989, 1990 | AC Milan | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×2 | 1988, 1992 | AC Milan | |
| Individual honours58 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 9 | ||||
| Eredivisie Top Scorer | ×4 | 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 | ||
| Capocannoniere | ×2 | 1989–90, 1991–92 | ||
| European Cup Top Scorer | 1988–89 | |||
| European Golden Boot | 1985–86 | |||
| World Golden Boot | 1985–86 | |||
| Player of the year · 24 | ||||
| Onze de Onze | ×5 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 | ||
| World Soccer Player of the Year | ×4 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | ×3 | 1988, 1989, 1992 | ||
| UEFA Best Player of the Year | ×3 | 1989, 1990, 1992 | ||
| IFFHS World's Best Player | ×2 | 1988, 1989 | ||
| Onze d'Or | ×2 | 1988, 1989 | ||
| Dutch Footballer of the Year | 1985 | |||
| The Best FIFA Men's Player | 1992 | |||
| Placars 100 Best Players of the Century 26th | 1999 | |||
| Planète Foots 50 of the World's Best Players | 1996 | |||
| RSSSF Player of the Year | 1992 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 1988, 1992 | ||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze) | 2020 | |||
| More honours · 22 | ||||
| Onze d'Argent | ×2 | 1987, 1992 | ||
| AC Milan Hall of Fame | ||||
| AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time 12th | 2007 | |||
| Bravo Award | 1987 | |||
| El País King of European Soccer | 1992 | |||
| European Silver Boot | 1983–84 | |||
| FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé) | 2004 | |||
| France Footballs Football Player of the Century 8th | 1999 | |||
| Guerin Sportivos 50 Greatest Players of the Century by Adalberto Bortolotti 11th | 1999 | |||
| IFFHS European Player of the Century 10th | 1999 | |||
| IFFHS Football Player of the Century 12th | 1999 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Italian Football Hall of Fame | 2012 | |||
| Planète Foot World All-Time Team | 1996 | |||
| UEFA Euro 1988 | ||||
| UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016) | ||||
| UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll | ||||
| Venerdìs 100 Magnificent | 1997 | |||
| Voetbal Internationals World Stars by Raf Willems | ||||
| World Hall of Fame of Soccer | 2012 | |||
| World Soccer Greatest Players of the 20th Century 9th | 1999 | |||