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Arjen Robben is a Dutch professional footballer, who represented the Netherlands national football team at international tournaments and friendlies from 2003 to 2017. He has 37 goals in 96 appearances, making him the 9th most-capped and 5th-highest goalscorer for the Dutch national team. He has played for his national team at 2 UEFA European Championships (2004, 2008), 3 FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014), and the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He helped them reach the knockout stage of the former five competitions, most notably in 2010 where they would reach the final but lose 1–0 to Spain. On April 2003, made his international debut in a 1–1 friendly match against Portugal at the age of 19. [1] He scored his first ever international goal in October 2003 during a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against Moldova. [2] He ultimately decided to retire from international duty in 2017 following their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1 | 11 October 2003 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification | [5] |
2. | 18 February 2004 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [6] |
3. | 17 November 2004 | Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
4. | 4 June 2005 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
5. | 17 August 2005 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [9] |
6. | 2–0 | ||||||
7. | 11 June 2006 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [10] |
8. | 16 August 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [11] |
9. | 1 June 2008 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [12] |
10. | 13 June 2008 | Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 | [13] |
11. | 10 June 2009 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
12. | 5 June 2010 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly | [15] |
13. | 6–1 | ||||||
14. | 28 June 2010 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | [16] |
15. | 6 July 2010 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | [17] |
16. | 29 February 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [18] |
17. | 3–2 | ||||||
18. | 7 June 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [19] |
19. | 6 September 2013 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] |
20. | 11 October 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 8–1 | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
21. | 15 October 2013 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
22. | 16 November 2013 | Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [23] |
23. | 4 June 2014 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [24] |
24. | 13 June 2014 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | ![]() | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [25] |
25. | 5–1 | ||||||
26. | 18 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [26] |
27. | 16 November 2014 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | [27] |
28. | 5–0 | ||||||
29. | 16 November 2015 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [28] |
30. | 3–2 | ||||||
31. | 13 November 2016 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [29] |
32. | 4 June 2017 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [30] |
33. | 9 June 2017 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [31] |
34. | 3 September 2017 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
35. | 7 October 2017 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [33] |
36. | 10 October 2017 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [34] |
37. | 2–0 |
Netherlands national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 3 | 1 |
2004 | 8 | 2 |
2005 | 6 | 3 |
2006 | 10 | 2 |
2007 | 4 | 0 |
2008 | 6 | 2 |
2009 | 8 | 1 |
2010 | 7 | 4 |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 10 | 2 |
2013 | 10 | 5 |
2014 | 13 | 6 |
2015 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 7 | 6 |
Total | 96 | 37 |
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