player · international archive · 2003–2013
Rafael van der Vaart
Be the first in the stands
NetherlandsArchive goals
15
for Netherlands · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
15
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (9)
Career span
2003–2013
first 2003-09-06 · last 2013-10-11
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.
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-30
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2004–2012The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Rafael van der Vaart in Netherlands's starting line-up, from 2004-06-15 to 2012-06-17.
9 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
15 goals across 15 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2003–2013| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 |  Hungary | W8–1(h) | 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2013-03-26 |  Romania | W4–0(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2013-03-22 |  Estonia | W3–0(h) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2012-10-16 | Romania | W4–1(a) | 45' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bucharest |
| 2012-10-12 |  Andorra | W3–0(h) | 7' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rotterdam |
| 2012-06-17 |  Portugal | L1–2(n) | 11' | UEFA Euro | Kharkiv |
| 2011-03-25 | Hungary | W4–0(a) | 8' | UEFA Euro qualification | Budapest |
| 2009-04-01 |  North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W4–0(h) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2008-09-10 | North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W2–1(a) | 59' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Skopje |
| 2007-11-21 |  Belarus | L1–2(a) | 88' | UEFA Euro qualification | Minsk |
| 2005-10-08 |  Czechia | W2–0(a) | 31' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Prague |
| 2005-09-07 | Andorra | W4–0(h) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eindhoven |
| 2003-10-11 |  Moldova | W5–0(h) | 79' | UEFA Euro qualification | Eindhoven |
| 2003-09-10 | Czechia | L1–3(a) | 60' | UEFA Euro qualification | Prague |
| 2003-09-06 |  Austria | W3–1(h) | 29' | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours8 | ||||
| Eredivisie | ×2 | 2001–02, 2003–04 | Ajax | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×2 | 2005, 2007 | Hamburger SV | |
| Danish Superliga | ×1 | 2017–18 | FC Midtjylland | |
| Johan Cruyff Shield | ×1 | 2002 | Ajax | |
| KNVB Cup | ×1 | 2001–02 | Ajax | |
| Supercopa de España | ×1 | 2008 | Real Madrid | |
| Individual honours12 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| AFC Ajax–player of the year | 2002 | |||
| Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award) | 2001–02 | |||
| Amsterdam Tournament Most Valuable Player | 2001 | |||
| Best young player · 1 | ||||
| Golden Boy | 2003 | |||
| Monthly awards · 2 | ||||
| Bundesliga Player of the Month | 2005 | |||
| Premier League Player of the Month | 2010 | |||
| More honours · 6 | ||||
| Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award) 1999–2000 | ||||
| Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award) | 2000–01 | |||
| Amsterdam Sportsman of the year | 2001 | |||
| Amsterdam Talent of the Year | 2000 | |||
| Dutch Football Talent of the Year | 2001 | |||
| European Talent of the Year | 2002 | |||
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