List of international goals scored by Memphis Depay

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Depay during a training session with the Netherlands in March 2015. Depay NL Training 2015.jpg
Depay during a training session with the Netherlands in March 2015.

Memphis Depay is a Dutch professional footballer who has represented the Netherlands national team as a forward since 2013. As of 10 June 2025, he has scored 50 goals, twelve of which were via penalty kicks, in 102 international appearances. He is the joint all-time top scorer of his country, with only former teammate Robin van Persie (50) having recorded as many goals for the Netherlands.

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Depay made his senior debut for his country in October 2013, coming on as a substitute for Jeremain Lens in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey. On 18 June 2014, he scored his first international goal against Australia at the World Cup finals in Brazil, becoming the Netherlands' youngest ever goalscorer at the tournament at the age of 20. [1] He then got his second goal in the competition five days later, in a 2–0 win against Chile.

Depay scored his first brace for the Netherlands in a 3–1 World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg in November 2016. Despite only recording three goals in his first 26 caps, Depay would go on to score sixteen goals in his following 25 appearances, including eleven goals in eighteen matches under the management of Ronald Koeman in 2018 and 2019. After the Netherlands missed out on qualification for both UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, Depay scored six goals during Euro 2020 qualifying to help his side reach a first major tournament for six years. In the finals tournament, Depay got on the scoresheet against both Austria and North Macedonia during the group stage.

Depay recorded his first international hat-trick in a 6–1 World Cup qualifying win over Turkey on 7 September 2021, surpassing Wesley Sneijder and equalling Johan Cruyff and Abe Lenstra in the Netherlands' top ten all-time scorers list. [2] He then scored a further nine goals in the 2022 World Cup qualification tournament, finishing joint-top scorer of the UEFA section alongside England's Harry Kane. Depay would finish the year of 2021 with seventeen international goals in sixteen matches, breaking Patrick Kluivert's national record of twelve for most scored in a single calendar year; [3] only five players from any UEFA country had ever surpassed this tally. [4]

Depay scored his third World Cup goal at the 2022 tournament, coming against the United States in the round of 16. This strike saw him surpass former teammate Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as the Netherlands' second all-time top goalscorer, now trailing only Robin van Persie. [5] At UEFA Euro 2024, Depay scored in the group game against Austria. On 10 June 2025, he equalled Van Persie's national record with his fiftieth goal, in a World Cup qualifier against Malta. [6]

In total, Depay has scored three goals at the FIFA World Cup, eighteen during World Cup qualification, three at the UEFA European Championship, seven during European Championship qualification, and eight in the UEFA Nations League. The remainder of his goals, eleven, have come in friendlies. He has scored five goals against Gibraltar, more than against any other opponent.

International goals

As of match played 10 June 2025

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Depay goal.

Key
Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
Memphis Depay's international goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Cap DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1718 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, BrazilFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–23–2 2014 FIFA World Cup [7]
2823 June 2014 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–02–0 [8]
3165 June 2015 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3–13–4 Friendly [9]
42713 November 2016 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2–13–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
53–1
6327 October 2017 Borisov Arena, Borisov, BelarusFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3–13–1 [11]
7339 November 2017 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, ScotlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–01–0Friendly [12]
83414 November 2017 Arena Națională, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–03–0 [13]
93626 March 2018 Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–03–0 [14]
10396 September 2018Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Peru.svg  Peru 1–12–1 [15]
112–1
124113 October 2018Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–03–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A [16]
134316 November 2018 De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2–02–0 [17]
144521 March 2019De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–04–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [18]
153–0
164624 March 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–22–3 [19]
17509 September 2019 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–04–0 [20]
185110 October 2019De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–13–1 [21]
193–1
205815 November 2020Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–03–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [22]
215918 November 2020 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–12–1 [23]
226230 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, GibraltarFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 3–07–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
237–0
24632 June 2021 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, PortugalFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–12–2Friendly [25]
252–2
26646 June 2021 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, NetherlandsFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–03–0 [26]
276617 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2020 [27]
286721 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1–03–0 [28]
29704 September 2021 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, NetherlandsFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
302–0
31717 September 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–06–1 [30]
323–0
334–0
347311 October 2021De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2–06–0 [31]
353–0
367413 November 2021 City Stadium, Podgorica, MontenegroFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1–02–2 [32]
372–0
387516 November 2021De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–02–0 [33]
397626 March 2022Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3–14–2Friendly [34]
40783 June 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–04–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A [35]
414–0
428014 June 2022De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–23–2 [36]
43853 December 2022 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, QatarFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [37]
448827 March 2023De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [38]
45916 June 2024De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–04–0Friendly [39]
469525 June 2024 Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–22–3 UEFA Euro 2024 [40]
4710023 March 2025 Mestalla, Valencia, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–13–3 ( a.e.t. )
(4–5 p)
2024–25 UEFA Nations League A [41]
481017 June 2025 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–02–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [42]
4910210 June 2025 Euroborg, Groningen, NetherlandsFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–08–0 [43]
502–0

Hat-tricks

No.DateVenueOpponentGoalsResultCompetitionRef.
17 September 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3 (16', 38' pen., 54')6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]

Statistics

As of match played 10 June 2025

See also

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