Feyenoord, a Dutch professional association football club based in Rotterdam, was founded in 1908 and has played in the top tier of the Dutch football league system since 1921, winning sixteen Dutch football championships. Players of the club can be called up to represent their national team; as per 21 October 2024, 194 players have played at senior international level whilst playing for Feyenoord, representing 44 nations.
112 of Feyenoord's 194 internationals have represented the Netherlands. The Netherlands' Wim Jansen won 65 caps whilst playing for Feyenoord, more than any other player. Denmark's Jon Dahl Tomasson scored 19 senior international goals whilst playing for Feyenoord, more than any other player, overtaking Hungary's József Kiprich in 2002. Feyenoord's most capped non-European is Karim El Ahmadi, who won 46 caps for Morocco whilst playing for Feyenoord. The most recently new capped player is Jeyland Mitchell, who played his first game for Costa Rica since joining Feyenoord in September 2024.
43 individual Feyenoord players have been in their countries' squads at the FIFA World Cup. Puck van Heel was the first Feyenoord player to represent his nation at the FIFA World Cup, captaining the Netherlands at the 1934 tournament. Ove Kindvall became the first non-Dutchman to do so, playing for Sweden at the 1970 tournament, and Shinji Ono became the first non-European to do so, playing for Japan at the 2002 tournament. No player won the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Feyenoord, but four Feyenoord players have won a major tournament with their country; Joop Hiele and Sjaak Troost won UEFA Euro 1988 with the Netherlands, Hossam Ghaly won the 2004 African Cup of Nations with Tunisia and Santiago Giménez won the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup with Mexico.
This is a list of players, past and present, who have been capped for the senior side of their country in international football whilst playing for Feyenoord, excluding matches played during loans out from Feyenoord. Players in bold currently play for Feyenoord.
The following players won at least ten caps for the senior side of their country in international football whilst playing for Feyenoord.
Player | Country | Position | Caps | Goals | Feyenoord years | International years | Ref. |
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Karim El Ahmadi | Morocco | MF | 46 | 1 | 2008–2012 2014–2018 | 2008–2019 | [1] |
Patrick Allotey | Ghana | DF | 15 | 0 | 1996–2001 | 1996–1999 | [2] |
Steven Berghuis | Netherlands | FW | 25 | 2 | 2016–2021 | 2016– | [3] |
Paul Bosvelt | Netherlands | MF | 18 | 0 | 1997–2003 | 2000–2004 | [4] |
Ali Boussaboun | Morocco | FW | 10 | 0 | 2005–2007 | 2005–2006 | [5] |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Netherlands | DF | 43 | 2 | 1993–1998 2007–2010 | 1996–2010 | [6] |
Thomas Buffel | Belgium | MF | 18 | 4 | 2002–2005 | 2002–2013 | [7] |
Romeo Castelen | Netherlands | FW | 10 | 1 | 2004–2007 | 2004–2007 | [8] |
Jordy Clasie | Netherlands | MF | 12 | 0 | 2010–2015 | 2012–2016 | [9] |
Jerzy Dudek | Poland | GK | 16 | 0 | 1996–2001 | 2007–2011 | [10] |
Brett Emerton | Australia | MF | 11 | 5 | 2000–2003 | 1998–2012 | [11] |
Lutsharel Geertruida | Netherlands | DF | 11 | 0 | 2017–2024 | 2023– | [12] |
Cor van der Gijp | Netherlands | FW | 10 | 5 | 1955–1964 | 1954–1961 | [13] |
Santiago Giménez | Mexico | FW | 25 | 2 | 2022– | 2021– | [14] |
Ed de Goey | Netherlands | GK | 31 | 0 | 1990–1997 | 1992–2000 | [15] |
Eddy Pieters Graafland | Netherlands | GK | 43 | 0 | 1958–1970 | 1957–1967 | [16] |
Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | MF | 15 | 5 | 1982–1985 | 1981–1994 | [17] |
Dávid Hancko | Slovakia | DF | 24 | 3 | 2022– | 2018– | [18] |
Willem van Hanegem | Netherlands | MF | 44 | 5 | 1968–1976 1981–1983 | 1968–1979 | [19] |
Franz Hasil | Austria | MF | 10 | 1 | 1969–1973 | 1963–1974 | [ citation needed ] |
Puck van Heel | Netherlands | MF | 64 | 0 | 1923–1940 | 1925–1938 | [20] |
Rinus Israël | Netherlands | DF | 38 | 3 | 1966–1974 | 1964–1974 | [21] |
Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Iran | FW | 31 | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2013– | [22] |
Daryl Janmaat | Netherlands | DF | 21 | 0 | 2012–2014 | 2012–2018 | [23] |
Wim Jansen | Netherlands | MF | 65 | 1 | 1965–1980 | 1967–1980 | [24] |
Theo de Jong | Netherlands | MF | 14 | 3 | 1972–1977 | 1972–1974 | [25] |
Nicolai Jørgensen | Denmark | FW | 23 | 6 | 2016–2021 | 2011–2019 | [26] |
Bonaventure Kalou | Ivory Coast | FW | 24 | 6 | 1997–2003 | 1998–2006 | [27] |
Ove Kindvall | Sweden | FW | 13 | 9 | 1966–1971 | 1965–1974 | [ citation needed ] |
József Kiprich | Hungary | FW | 32 | 17 | 1989–1995 | 1984–1995 | [28] |
Jan Klaassens | Netherlands | MF | 17 | 1 | 1959–1964 | 1953–1963 | [29] |
Orkun Kökçü | Turkey | MF | 22 | 2 | 2018–2023 | 2020– | [30] |
Bert Konterman | Netherlands | DF | 11 | 0 | 1998–2000 | 1999–2000 | [31] |
Wilhelm Kreuz | Austria | FW | 18 | 3 | 1974–1978 | 1969–1981 | [ citation needed ] |
Piet Kruiver | Netherlands | FW | 12 | 2 | 1962–1966 | 1957–1965 | [32] |
Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands | FW | 23 | 4 | 2003–2006 2015–2017 | 2004–2014 | [33] |
Henrik Larsson | Sweden | FW | 28 | 6 | 1993–1997 | 1993–2009 | [34] |
Ondřej Lingr | Czech Republic | MF | 12 | 1 | 2023–2024 | 2022– | [35] |
Marcos López | Peru | DF | 18 | 0 | 2022– | 2018– | [36] |
Adri van Male | Netherlands | GK | 15 | 0 | 1930–1939 | 1932–1940 | [37] |
Bruno Martins Indi | Netherlands | DF | 22 | 2 | 2010–2014 | 2012–2022 | [38] |
Coen Moulijn | Netherlands | FW | 38 | 4 | 1955–1972 | 1956–1969 | [39] |
Ivan Nielsen | Denmark | DF | 35 | 0 | 1979–1986 | 1980–1989 | [40] |
Shinji Ono | Japan | MF | 24 | 3 | 2001–2006 | 1998–2008 | [41] |
Bas Paauwe | Netherlands | MF | 31 | 1 | 1929–1947 | 1932–1946 | [42] |
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | Norway | DF | 18 | 0 | 2021– | 2021– | [43] |
Pétur Pétursson | Iceland | FW | 12 | 3 | 1978–1981 1984–1985 | 1978–1990 | [44] |
Wim Rijsbergen | Netherlands | DF | 28 | 1 | 1971–1978 | 1974–1978 | [45] |
Kees Rijvers | Netherlands | MF | 14 | 5 | 1957–1960 | 1946–1960 | [46] |
Tomasz Rząsa | Poland | DF | 10 | 0 | 1999–2003 | 1994–2006 | [47] |
Ioan Sabău | Romania | MF | 10 | 1 | 1990–1992 | 1988–2001 | [48] |
Dick Schneider | Netherlands | DF | 11 | 2 | 1970–1978 | 1972–1974 | [49] |
Song Chong-gug | South Korea | MF | 12 | 0 | 2002–2005 | 2000–2007 | [50] |
Renato Tapia | Peru | MF | 39 | 3 | 2016–2020 | 2015– | [51] |
Gaston Taument | Netherlands | FW | 15 | 2 | 1988–1997 | 1992–1996 | [52] |
Jon Dahl Tomasson | Denmark | FW | 51 | 19 | 1998–2002 2008–2011 | 1997–2010 | [53] |
Gernot Trauner | Austria | DF | 10 | 1 | 2021– | 2018– | [54] |
Ayase Ueda | Japan | FW | 14 | 12 | 2023– | 2019– | [55] |
Cor Veldhoen | Netherlands | DF | 27 | 0 | 1956–1970 | 1961–1967 | [56] |
Leen Vente | Netherlands | FW | 12 | 10 | 1936–1941 | 1933–1940 | [57] |
Tonny Vilhena | Netherlands | MF | 15 | 0 | 2012–2019 | 2016–2018 | [58] |
Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | DF | 19 | 1 | 2009–2014 | 2012– | [59] |
Peter van Vossen | Netherlands | FW | 13 | 2 | 1998–2001 | 1992–2000 | [60] |
Arie de Vroet | Netherlands | FW | 22 | 0 | 1938–1950 | 1938–1949 | [61] |
Henk Wery | Netherlands | FW | 10 | 1 | 1968–1974 | 1967–1973 | [62] |
Ben Wijnstekers | Netherlands | DF | 36 | 1 | 1975–1988 | 1979–1985 | [63] |
Rob Witschge | Netherlands | MF | 27 | 3 | 1991–1996 | 1989–1995 | [64] |
Ramiz Zerrouki | Algeria | MF | 17 | 2 | 2023– | 2021– | [65] |
The following players won less than ten caps for the senior side of their country in international football whilst playing for Feyenoord.
The following lists show the players who were included in squads for major international tournaments whilst playing for Feyenoord.
Year | Player | Country | Result |
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2001 | Brett Emerton | Australia | Third |
2005 | Karim Saidi | Tunisia | 3rd in group stage |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
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1976 | Willem van Hanegem | Netherlands | Third |
Wim Jansen | |||
Wim Rijsbergen | |||
1980 | Michel van de Korput | Netherlands | 3rd in group stage |
Ben Wijnstekers | |||
1984 | Ivan Nielsen | Denmark | Semi-finals |
1988 | Joop Hiele | Netherlands | Winner |
Sjaak Troost | |||
1992 | Peter Bosz | Netherlands | Semi-finals |
Rob Witschge | |||
1996 | Ed de Goey | Netherlands | Quarter-finals |
Gaston Taument | |||
2000 | Paul Bosvelt | Netherlands | Semi-finals |
Bert Konterman | |||
Peter van Vossen | |||
Jon Dahl Tomasson | Denmark | 4th in group stage | |
2008 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Netherlands | Quarter-finals |
Tim de Cler | |||
Henk Timmer | |||
2012 | Ron Vlaar | Netherlands | 4th in group stage |
2021 | Steven Berghuis | Netherlands | Round of 16 |
Róbert Boženík | Slovakia | 3rd in group stage | |
Orkun Kökçü | Turkey | 4th in group stage | |
2024 | Justin Bijlow | Netherlands | Semi-finals |
Lutsharel Geertruida | |||
Gernot Trauner | Austria | Round of 16 | |
Dávid Hancko | Slovakia | ||
Leo Sauer | |||
Luka Ivanušec | Croatia | 3rd in group stage | |
Ondřej Lingr | Czech Republic | 4th in group stage |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
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2016 | Renato Tapia | Peru | Quarter-finals |
2019 | Renato Tapia [lower-alpha 1] | Peru | Runner-up |
2024 | Santiago Giménez | Mexico | 3rd in group stage |
Marcos López | Peru | 4th in group stage |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Bulayima Mukuayanzo | Zaire | Quarter-finals |
1998 | Bonaventure Kalou | Ivory Coast | Quarter-finals |
Patrick Allotey | Ghana | 3rd in group stage | |
2000 | Christian Gyan | Ghana | Quarter-finals |
Bonaventure Kalou | Ivory Coast | 3rd in group stage | |
2002 | Bonaventure Kalou | Ivory Coast | Quarter-finals |
2004 | Hossam Ghaly | Tunisia | Winner |
2006 | Ali Boussaboun | Morocco | 3rd in group stage |
2012 | Karim El Ahmadi | Morocco | 3rd in group stage |
2017 | Karim El Ahmadi | Morocco | Quarter-finals |
2024 | Ramiz Zerrouki | Algeria | 4th in group stage |
Yankuba Minteh | Gambia |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Iran | Semi-finals |
Ayase Ueda | Japan | Quarter-finals |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Cuco Martina (c) | Curaçao | Quarter-finals |
2021 | Ridgeciano Haps | Suriname | 3rd in group stage |
2023 | Santiago Giménez | Mexico | Winner |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Kenneth Vermeer | Netherlands | Runner-up |
Tonny Vilhena | |||
2023 | Justin Bijlow | Netherlands | Fourth |
Lutsharel Geertruida | |||
Mats Wieffer |
Year | Player | Country | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Santiago Giménez | Mexico | Third |
2024 | Santiago Giménez | Mexico | Runner-up |
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