Dirk Kuyt

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Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt with Feyenoord in 2015
Personal information
Full name Dirk Kuijt[1]
Date of birth (1980-07-22) 22 July 1980 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Katwijk,[3] Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4][5]
Position(s) Striker / Right Winger
Youth career
1985–1998 Quick Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Quick Boys 6 (3)
1998–2003 Utrecht 160 (51)
2003–2006 Feyenoord 101 (71)
2006–2012 Liverpool 208 (51)
2012–2015 Fenerbahçe 95 (26)
2015–2017 Feyenoord 63 (31)
2017 Quick Boys 3 (0)
Total 639 (233)
National team
1998–1999 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2000–2001 Netherlands U21 11 (6)
2004–2014 Netherlands 104 (24)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Quick Boys (assistant)
2018–2020 Feyenoord (U19)
2022 ADO Den Haag
2023- Konyaspor
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa Team
Third place 2014 Brazil Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dirk Kuijt (anglicised to Kuyt, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ˈkœyt]  ( listen); born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7][8][9][10]
Club performance League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[11] Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Quick Boys 1997–98 Hoofdklasse Saturday A 6 3 0 0 6 3
Utrecht 1998–99 Eredivisie 28 5 2 1 0 0 30 6
1999–2000 Eredivisie 32 6 4 4 0 0 36 10
2000–01 Eredivisie 32 13 5 3 0 0 37 16
2001–02 Eredivisie 34 7 3 3 4 1 41 11
2002–03 Eredivisie 34 20 4 2 2 1 40 23
Total 160 51 18 13 6 2 184 66
Feyenoord 2003–04 Eredivisie 34 20 2 1 4 1 40 22
2004–05 Eredivisie 34 29 3 4 7 3 44 36
2005–06 Eredivisie 33 22 1 0 2 1 2 2 38 25
Total 101 71 6 5 13 5 2 2 122 83
Liverpool 2006–07 Premier League 34 12 1 1 2 0 11 1 48 14
2007–08 Premier League 32 3 4 1 0 0 12 7 48 11
2008–09 Premier League 38 12 2 0 0 0 11 3 51 15
2009–10 Premier League 37 9 2 0 1 0 13 2 53 11
2010–11 Premier League 33 13 1 0 0 0 7 2 41 15
2011–12 Premier League 34 2 6 1 5 2 45 5
Total 208 51 16 3 8 2 54 15 286 71
Fenerbahçe 2012–13 Süper Lig 31 8 7 1 1 1 17 7 56 17
2013–14 Süper Lig 32 10 0 0 1 0 4 0 37 10
2014–15 Süper Lig 32 8 4 2 1 0 37 10
Total 95 26 11 3 3 1 21 7 130 37
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 32 19 6 4 38 23
2016–17 Eredivisie 31 12 2 3 5 0 1[a] 0 39 15
Total 63 31 8 7 5 0 1 0 77 38
Quick Boys 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday 3 0 3 0
Career total 636 233 59 31 11 3 99 29 3 2 808 298
  1. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International[change | change source]

Source:[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2004 5 1
2005 10 2
2006 12 2
2007 8 1
2008 13 3
2009 11 4
2010 14 4
2011 11 7
2012 8 0
2013 6 0
2014 6 0
Total 104 24

International goals

List of international goals scored by Dirk Kuyt
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 October 2004 Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 2–1 2–2 2006 World Cup qualification
2. 4 June 2005 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Romania 2–0 2–0 2006 World Cup qualification
3. 8 June 2005 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 0–2 0–4 2006 World Cup qualification
4. 1 March 2006 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Ecuador 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5. 6 September 2006 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Belarus 3–0 3–0 Euro 2008 qualification
6. 22 August 2007 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland 2–1 2–1 Friendly
7. 24 May 2008 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Ukraine 1–0 3–0 Friendly
8. 13 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  France 1–0 4–1 Euro 2008
9. 19 November 2008 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Sweden 3–1 3–1 Friendly
10. 28 March 2009 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Scotland 3–0 3–0 2010 World Cup qualification
11. 1 April 2009 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Macedonia 1–0 4–0 2010 World Cup qualification
12. 3–0
13. 12 August 2009 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  England 1–0 2–2 Friendly
14. 3 March 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  United States 1–0 2–1 Friendly
15. 1 June 2010 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Ghana 1–0 4–1 Friendly
16. 14 June 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  Denmark 2–0 2–0 2010 World Cup
17. 3 September 2010 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 0–1 0–5 Euro 2012 qualification
18. 9 February 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Austria 3–0 3–1 Friendly
19. 25 March 2011 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 0–3 0–4 Euro 2012 qualification
20. 29 March 2011 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Hungary 4–3 5–3 Euro 2012 qualification
21. 5–3
22. 8 June 2011 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 1–1 1–1 Friendly
23. 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  San Marino 4–0 11–0 Euro 2012 qualification
24. 11 October 2011 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 3–2 Euro 2012 qualification

Managerial[change | change source]

As of matches played on 16 November 2022
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
ADO Den Haag 2 June 2022 24 November 2022 17 5 4 8 22 28 −6 029.41 [13]
Total 17 5 4 8 22 28 −6 029.41

Honours[change | change source]

Kuyt with Arjen Robben on a boat in Amsterdam following the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Utrecht

Liverpool

Fenerbahçe

Feyenoord

Netherlands

Individual

References[change | change source]

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  11. Includes Eredivisie play-offs
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  13. "Managers: Dirk Kuyt". Soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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  17. "Fenerbahce win the Super Cup on penalties". turkish-football.com. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  18. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.