The Eredivisie 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. As of the 2023–24 season, it is ranked the 6th-best league in Europe by UEFA.
Willem Janssen is a Dutch professional football official and a former player who played as a central defender. He is the technical director of VVV-Venlo.
Frans Thijssen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won fourteen caps for the Netherlands between 1975 and 1981.
Ryan Neil ten Doeschate is a Dutch cricket coach and former cricketer. He is currently one of the assistant coaches of Indian men’s cricket team. Born in South Africa, he played for the Netherlands national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. Ten Doeschate was named ICC Associate Player of the Year on a record three occasions, in 2008, 2010, and 2011.
Jurgen Streppel is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical director of Helmond Sport.
Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven is a former Dutch professional footballer. Prior to her professional career, she played College soccer in the United States. Professionally she played in the Dutch league (Eredivisie) for Willem II Tilburg and FC Twente, and in the Swedish league (Damallsvenskan) for Tyresö FF and FC Rosengård. She won titles at clubs in both Sweden and the Netherlands, as an international player she was a member of the Netherlands women's national football team, and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Rolieny Nonato Luis Bonevacia is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has played international football at youth level for the Netherlands, while at senior level he represents Curaçao, making his first official appearance for them in June 2019.
Claudia Voňková, née Anna Gerarda Maria "Claudia" van den Heiligenberg is a Dutch former footballer who played for Bayern Munich II in the German 2. Bundesliga. She played for the Dutch national team between 2005 and 2016 and won national league and cup titles in the Netherlands.
Shanice Janice van de Sanden is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca and the Netherlands national team.
Youri Marion A. Tielemans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team.
Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong is a Dutch 3x3 basketball Olympic Gold medal winning player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 3 in, De Jong plays the shooting guard or the small forward position.
Kyle Stephen Joel Ebecilio is a Dutch footballer who plays for Vierde Divisie club Capelle. Ebecilio, who plays as a midfielder, has featured for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest as well as Eredivisie sides ADO Den Haag and FC Twente throughout his career.
Seamus Boxley is a former American former professional basketball player. Boxley played the power forward position. He played college basketball for Portland State, and after that spent time playing professionally in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Ukraine and Belgium.
Mohamed Kherrazi is a Dutch-Moroccan former basketball player. During his career, he was a member of the Netherlands national team. Kherrazi is a three-time DBL Defensive Player of the Year winner, a record.
Roeland Pieter Schaftenaar is a Dutch professional basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. He is also a member of the Netherlands national basketball team. Standing at 2.11 m, he plays as power forward. His brother Olaf Schaftenaar also plays professional basketball.
Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Considered as one of the best midfielders in the world, De Jong is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, attacking-prowess and technique.
Alexander Bastiaan Martin "Lex" Veldhuis is a Dutch professional poker player and Twitch and Youtube streamer from Vlissingen, Netherlands.
Virgil Breetveld is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.
Aschraf El Mahdioui is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi side Al Taawoun, which he captains. He previously played for ADO Den Haag, Jong Ajax, Wisła Kraków and AS Trenčín. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Slovakia, Poland and Saudi Arabia.
Danique Kerkdijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Twente.
