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Largest victories

Listed are the largest victories of
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, with at least eight goals scored.


Largest defeats

Listed are the largest defeats of Ajax, with at least five goals conceded.


Biggest European comebacks

Listed are the biggest comebacks of Ajax, where Ajax lost the first leg of the match, but then advanced after winning the return leg.


Biggest European eliminations

Listed are the biggest eliminations of Ajax, where Ajax suffered the largest defeats on aggregate scores in European tournaments.


Individual records


All-time top scorers

This list consists of Ajax players that have scored 50 or more goals in official competitions for the first team. There are a total of 17 players that have scored 100 goals or more.
Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...
was the last player to reach this landmark.
Piet van Reenen Piet van Reenen born (17 January 1909 – 8 June 1969) was a Dutch former professional footballer who was a prolific goalscorer at Ajax. With 278 goals in 240 matches from 1929 to 1943, he is the club's all-time top goal scorer. He was also the ...
is first on the list with 278 goals. Between 1929 and 1938, he was the club top scorer for nine straight seasons, scoring an average of one goal per match.


Ajax top scorers by season

The following is a list of players who have finished as the club top scorers for Ajax by season. * ''In the 1958–59 season, Wim Bleijenberg and Piet van der Kuil tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 15 goals, whilePiet van der Kuil led the club with 30 goals scored overall.'' * ''In the 1969–70 season,
Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...
and
Dick van Dijk Dirk Wouter Johannes "Dick" van Dijk (15 February 1946 – 8 July 1997) was a Dutch professional footballer who played for FC Twente and Ajax Amsterdam. He was a member of Ajax's European Cup victory in 1971. He earned seven caps for the N ...
tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 23 goals, while Johan Cruyff led the club with 33 goals scored overall.'' * ''In the 1988–89 season, Dennis Bergkamp and Stefan Pettersson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 13 goals, and overall with 16 goals scored.'' * ''In the 1996–97 season,
Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch former football player, coach and sporting director. He played as a striker, most notably for AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He was part of Ajax's Golden Gen ...
and
Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...
tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 6 goals, and overall with 8 goals scored.'' * ''In the 1998–99 season,
Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...
and
Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu. A former fo ...
tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 11 goals, while Jari Litmanen led the club with 13 scored overall.'' * ''In the 2004–05 season,
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Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder (; born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch retired professional footballer. Due to his elite playmaking ability, Sneijder was considered one of the best midfielders in the world during his prime. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he sta ...
tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 7 goals, while Ryan Babel led the club with 9 goals scored overall.'' * ''In the 2013–14 season,
Davy Klaassen Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of l ...
and
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (; born 14 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Before being signed by Ajax for a fee of €4.5&n ...
tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 10 goals, while
Lasse Schöne Lasse Schöne (; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club NEC and the Denmark national team. He is known for his set piece abilities. Schöne spent his entire professional ...
led the club with 13 goals scored overall.'' * ''In the 2019–20 season,
Quincy Promes Quincy Anton Promes (born 4 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. He used to represent the Netherlands national team at the international ...
and
Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Тадић, ; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder and captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team. Tadić spent his ...
tied as the club's leading scorers overall with 16 goals, while Quincy Promes led the club in league goals scored with 12.''


Jong Ajax top scorers by season

The following is a list of players who have finished as top scorers of the reserves' team
Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
by season.


40 goals in one season

The following is a list of players who have scored 40 or more goals for Ajax in a single season.


Youngest team fielded in Eredivisie history

On 14 May 2017, manager
Peter Bosz Peter Sylvester Bosz (, born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. Playing career Club A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with Vitesse in 1981; after a loan season with then amat ...
fielded the youngest team in
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history, with an average age of 20 years and 139 days, when they played Willem II on the final match day of the
2016–17 Eredivisie The 2016–17 Eredivisie season was the 61st season of the top-tier Dutch League Eredivisie since its establishment in 1956. The fixtures for this season were announced on 14 June 2016. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The b ...
season. At the age of 24,
Davy Klaassen Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of l ...
was the oldest on the pitch and was joined by two players aged 21, five aged 20, a 19-year-old, 18-year-old and a 17-year-old. The Youngest team Lineup: *
André Onana André Onana Onana (born 2 April 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United. Onana joined Barcelona's youth system in 2010. He signed for Ajax in 2015, where he made 214 ap ...
(GK) *
Kenny Tete Kenny Joelle Tete (born 9 October 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Fulham and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax Tete was born in Amsterdam where he grew up and played for AFC DWS and A ...
(RB) *
Davinson Sánchez Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Tottenham Hotspur and the Colombia national team. Despite initially coming through América de Cali's youth academy, Sánc ...
(CB) *
Matthijs de Ligt Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game again ...
(CB) *
Jaïro Riedewald Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald (born 9 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for club Crystal Palace. Club career Ajax 2013–14 On 15 March 2013, Riedewald signed his first professional contract w ...
(LB) *
Davy Klaassen Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of l ...
(CM) *
Donny van de Beek Donny van de Beek (; born 18 April 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. He joined the Ajax academy in 2008. In 2015, Van de Beek made ...
(CM) *
Frenkie de Jong Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A versatile midfielder, he is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, technique, ...
(CM) *
David Neres David Neres Campos (; born 3 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Portuguese Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, Benfica and the Brazil national football t ...
(RW) *
Kasper Dolberg Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen (; born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Nice. He also represents the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at ...
(ST) *
Justin Kluivert Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for La Liga club Valencia CF, Valencia, on loan from Serie A club A.S. Roma, Roma. He also represents the Net ...
(LW) *
Peter Bosz Peter Sylvester Bosz (, born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. Playing career Club A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with Vitesse in 1981; after a loan season with then amat ...
(Manager)


Youngest players to make league debut

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to debut for the club in
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history.


Players to score on their league debut

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score on their debut in
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
history.


Youngest players to score a league goal

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score a goal in
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history. The list also includes how many matches were played prior to scoring.


Top 5 youngest to score a league own goal

The following is a list of the top five youngest Ajax players to score an own goal in Eredivisie history.


Top 10 most assists in the Eredivisie of all time

The following is a list of the top ten Ajax players for most assists in Eredivisie history. * ''The amount of assists are a total of all assists given in league history from all league appearances and not solely while playing for Ajax''


Highest scoring in the National Cup

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the KNVB Cup, with at least five goals scored.


Most goals in a single cup match

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in a single KNVB Cup match, with at least three goals scored.


KNVB Cup top scorers

The following is a list of players who finished as top scorers of the KNVB Cup.


Highest scoring in the Champions League

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League (not including qualifying rounds), with at least four goals scored.


Highest scoring in Europe (all competitions)

The following is a list of the top 10 players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup.


Players with most appearances

The following is a list of the top 10 players who have played the most matches for Ajax.


Most successful managers

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most
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titles at the helm of Ajax. *''In May 1985, the Driemanschap (English: Three man team)
Tonny Bruins Slot Tonny Bruins Slot (1 April 1947 – 1 November 2020) was a Dutch association football coach who was well known for his analysis of matches and opponents. Career Tonny Bruins Slot was coach of FC Amsterdam from 1978 to 1980 and assistant-coach ...
,
Spitz Kohn Antoine "Spitz" Kohn (1 November 1933 – 24 November 2012) was a Luxembourg football (soccer), football player and Manager (football), football manager. Club career Kohn played as a striker, and spent most of his career plying his trade ...
and
Cor van der Hart Cor van der Hart (25 January 1928 – 12 December 2006) was a Dutch footballer. He is known as one of the best defenders of the Netherlands national team in history, who was physically strong, who read the game very well and who had a qualit ...
succeeded Aad de Mos as Interim managers.''


Managers with consecutive titles

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most consecutive
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titles at the helm of Ajax. * ''The
2019–20 Eredivisie The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season ...
season was cancelled due to the
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. Although Ajax were in first place, no title was awarded, resulting in Erik ten Hag having won three consecutive titles with a gap of one season.''


Top 25 most expensive transfers

The following is a list of the top 25 most expensive transfers in the club's history for both the club acquisitions and departures. Top 25 most expensive player acquisitions Top 25 most expensive players sold


AFC Ajax prize winners

At the end of each season, Ajax has awarded their top player of the season, the top talent of the season, and the top prospect from their training ground
De Toekomst Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
(''The Future'') with the following awards. Since 1993, the AFC Ajax Player of the Year (
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: ''Ajacied van het Jaar'') is awarded the Rinus Michels Award, the AFC Ajax Talent of the Year (
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: ''Talent van het Jaar'') is awarded the Marco van Basten Award since 1994. The club's top prospect from the training ground, the Talent of the Future (
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: ''Talent van De Toekomst'') has been awarded the Sjaak Swart Award since 1999. In 2018 the Talent of the Future award was renamed the Abdelhak Nouri Award, in honour of
Abdelhak Nouri Abdelhak "Appie" Nouri (born 2 April 1997) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but could also be deployed as a winger. A youth product of Eredivisie club Aja ...
in commemoration of the 'jewel of the training ground', almost a year after the player had suffered an arrhythmia attack in a pre-season
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against
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.


VVCS-gala prize winners

The VVCS-gala is an annual gala which takes place at the end of each season, where the best Dutch Footballer, best keeper, topscorer of the Eredivisie, and the talent of the year are awarded. Here are a list
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players who have received awards at the gala in the past.


Dutch Footballer of the Year

Dutch Footballer of the Year is an award honouring the best Dutch Football player in the
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. Now the Golden boot is award to the best Footballer, when the two awards used to be presented separately in the past. The prize is nominated by
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and
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, and is presented at the VVCS-gala.


Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year

The Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year was a title awarded to the best Goalkeeper of the Dutch Eredivisie. The prize was awarded at the gala from 1987 to 2004. Until 1997, the prize was awarded annually, but was awarded by the season after 1998–99.


Dutch Talent of the Year

The Dutch Talent of the Year was a title awarded to the best Talent of the Dutch
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from 1984 to 2004. It was merged with the Johan Cruijff Prijs the following season.


Dutch Manager of the year

The Dutch professional manager of the Year is a title awarded to the best professional manager of the Dutch
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from 2003 to present. It is known as the Rinus Michels Award. (''not to be confused with the AFC Ajax award by the same name'')


Eredivisie top scorers

The following is a list of Ajax players who have finished the season as top scorer of the Dutch
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.


International prize winners


Ballon d'Or

;1st place The following players received the
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award whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...
– 1971* One other former
Ballon d'Or The Ballon d'Or (; ) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine ''France Football'' since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (fo ...
winner and former Ajax player was hired by AFC Ajax:
Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
winning the Ballon d'Or in 1988, 1989, 1992 coached the team for the 2008–09 season. *''Johan Cruyff went on to win the Ballon d'Or twice more in 1973 and 1974 whilst prying his trade for
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.'' ;3rd place finish The following players finished in third place in the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Ruud Krol Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach a ...
– 1979 * Dennis Bergkamp – 1992 *
Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...
– 1995


European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the
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whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Wim Kieft Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific ...
(32 goals) – 1982 *
Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
(37 goals) – 1986


European Cup/Champions League top scorer

The following players have finished as top scorer of the European Cup/Champions League whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...
(5 goals) – 1971–72 *
Søren Lerby Søren Lerby (born 1 February 1958) is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent most of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships with Ajax Amsterdam and two with PSV Eindhove ...
(10 goals) – 1979–80 *
Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...
(9 goals) – 1995–96


UEFA Cup/Europa League top scorer

The following players have finished as top scorer of the UEFA Cup/Europa League whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Ruud Geels Geertruida "Ruud" Maria Geels (; born 28 July 1948) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker and attacking midfielder. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. Career ...
(14 goals) – 1975–76


European Golden Boy

The following players have won the
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whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant manager of Danish 2nd Division club Esbjerg fB. Van der Vaart began his c ...
– 2003 *
Matthijs de Ligt Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game again ...
– 2018


UEFA Jubilee Golden Player

The following players were commemorated as the Golden Players for each member association at UEFA's 50th anniversary in 2004: *
Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...
*
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*
Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely consider ...


UEFA Euro Golden Boot

The following players were awarded the golden boot at the UEFA European Championship whilst playing for AFC Ajax: * Dennis Bergkamp (
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UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament

The following players made the Best XI at the UEFA European Championship whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Ruud Krol Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach a ...
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FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

The following players made the FIFA World Cup All-Star team at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Frank de Boer Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredi ...
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Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...
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FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award

The following players were awarded the Best Young Player Award at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for AFC Ajax: *
Marc Overmars Marc Overmars (; born 29 March 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer and director of football at Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp FC. He was previously director of football at Ajax. During his football career, he played as a win ...
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Ajax players on the Dutch national team

The following is a list of players who have played for the
Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Du ...
while playing for Ajax. The first column reflects the player's caps for the national team during their tenure at Ajax, while the second column shows the player's total appearances for the national team. The third column represents the number of goals scored in total, except when marked with an asterisk (*), which indicates goals conceded in case of a
goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. ''Statistics accurate as of 18 November 2020 after the match against
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
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Ajax players in international tournaments

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international tournaments, including the
FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
,
FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
,
UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...
,
UEFA Nations League Finals The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
, CONCACAF Nations League Finals,
CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
, the
Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
and the
Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
. To this date no Ajax players have participated in the
AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...
, or the
OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the OFC member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name ...
while playing for Ajax. * ''Medals in the table above indicate the final placement achieved at the tournament.''


Ajax youth players in international youth tournaments

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international youth tournaments, including the international youth tournaments of
UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
, but also the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), and
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
(North-America). To this date no Ajax players have participated in the
CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
(South America) or the OFC (Oceania) youth competitions. * ''Medals in the table above indicate the final placement achieved at the tournament.''


Ajax players at the Olympic games

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in the
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
while playing for Ajax. *''Medals in the table above indicate the final placement in the medal table achieved at the specific Olympic games.''


References

{{AFC Ajax
Records A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ...