Arjen Robben

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Arjen Robben
Robben playing for Bayern Munich in 2015
Personal information
Full name Arjen Robben[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Bedum, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1989–1996 VV Bedum
1996–2000 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Groningen 46 (8)
2002–2004 PSV 56 (17)
2004–2007 Chelsea 67 (15)
2007–2009 Real Madrid 50 (11)
2009–2019 Bayern Munich 201 (99)
2020–2021 Groningen 6 (0)
Total 426 (150)
National team
1999 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
1999–2000 Netherlands U16 11 (4)
2000 Netherlands U17 3 (1)
2001–2002 Netherlands U19 8 (2)
2001–2003 Netherlands U21 8 (1)
2003–2017 Netherlands 96 (37)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa
Third place 2014 Brazil
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Bayern Munich and Netherlands national team.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2000–01 Eredivisie 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2 [4]
2001–02 Eredivisie 28 6 6 4 — — 34 10 [4]
Total 46 8 6 4 — — 52 12 —
PSV 2002–03 Eredivisie 33 12 3 0 4 1 1 0 41 13 [4]
2003–04 Eredivisie 23 5 2 0 8 2 1 1 34 8 [4]
Total 56 17 5 0 12 3 2 1 75 21 —
Chelsea 2004–05 Premier League 18 7 2 0 5 1 4 1 29 9 [4]
2005–06 Premier League 28 6 4 1 6 0 2 0 40 7 [4]
2006–07 Premier League 21 2 4 0 8 1 4 0 37 3 [4]
Total 67 15 10 1 19 2 10 1 106 19 —
Real Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 21 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 28 5 [4]
2008–09 La Liga 29 7 0 0 6 1 2 0 37 8 [4]
Total 50 11 2 1 11 1 2 0 65 13 —
Bayern Munich 2009–10 Bundesliga 24 16 3 3 10 4 — 37 23 [5]
2010–11 Bundesliga 14 12 2 1 2 0 0 0 18 13 [6]
2011–12 Bundesliga 24 12 3 2 9 5 — 36 19 [7]
2012–13 Bundesliga 16 5 5 4 9 4 1 0 31 13 [4][8]
2013–14 Bundesliga 28 11 5 4 10 4 2 2 45 21 [4][9]
2014–15 Bundesliga 21 17 2 0 7 2 0 0 30 19 [4][10]
2015–16 Bundesliga 15 4 3 0 3 2 1 1 22 7 [11][12]
2016–17 Bundesliga 26 13 3 0 8 3 0 0 37 16 [13]
2017–18 Bundesliga 21 5 4 2 9 0 0 0 34 7 [14]
2018–19 Bundesliga 12 4 2 0 4 2 1 0 19 6 [15]
Total 201 99 32 16 71 26 5 3 309 144 —
Groningen 2020–21 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 — 1 0 7 0 —
Career total 426 150 55 22 113 32 20 5 614 209 —

International[change | change source]

Robben with Dutch teammate Dirk Kuyt
Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands[17] 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

Robben scored his first ever international goal in October 2003 during a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against Moldova.[18] He ultimately decided to retire from international duty in 2017 following their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[19]

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Robben goal.
List of international goals scored by Arjen Robben
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 October 2003 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Moldova 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification [20]
2 18 February 2004 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly [21]
3 17 November 2004 Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain  Andorra 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
4 4 June 2005 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Romania 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
5 17 August 2005 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Germany 1–0 2–2 Friendly [24]
6 2–0
7 11 June 2006 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [25]
8 16 August 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 4–0 Friendly [26]
9 1 June 2008 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Wales 1–0 2–0 Friendly [27]
10 13 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  France 3–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 [28]
11 10 June 2009 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Norway 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
12 5 June 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Hungary 3–1 6–1 Friendly [30]
13 6–1
14 28 June 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Slovakia 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup [31]
15 6 July 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Uruguay 3–1 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup [32]
16 29 February 2012 Wembley Stadium, London, England  England 1–0 3–2 Friendly [33]
17 3–2
18 7 June 2013 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 3–0 3–0 Friendly [34]
19 6 September 2013 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
20 11 October 2013 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Hungary 8–1 8–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
21 15 October 2013 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]
22 16 November 2013 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Japan 2–0 2–2 Friendly [38]
23 4 June 2014 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Wales 1–0 2–0 Friendly [39]
24 13 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Spain 2–1 5–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [40]
25 5–1
26 18 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Australia 1–0 3–2 2014 FIFA World Cup [41]
27 16 November 2014 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Latvia 2–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [42]
28 5–0
29 16 November 2015 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 2–1 3–2 Friendly [43]
30 3–2
31 13 November 2016 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [44]
32 4 June 2017 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Ivory Coast 2–0 5–0 Friendly [45]
33 9 June 2017 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Luxembourg 1–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [46]
34 3 September 2017 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Bulgaria 2–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [47]
35 7 October 2017 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus  Belarus 2–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [48]
36 10 October 2017 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Sweden 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [49]
37 2–0

Honours[change | change source]

PSV

Chelsea

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Netherlands

Individual

References[change | change source]

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