List of international goals scored by Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben is a Dutch former 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]

Arjen Robben

International goals
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.[4]
List of international goals scored by Arjen Robben
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 11 October 2003Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Moldova5–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification [5]
2.18 February 2004Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands United States1–01–0Friendly [6]
3.17 November 2004Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain Andorra2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
4.4 June 2005De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Romania1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
5.17 August 2005De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Germany1–02–2Friendly [9]
6.2–0
7.11 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Serbia and Montenegro1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup [10]
8.16 August 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland2–04–0Friendly [11]
9.1 June 2008De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Wales1–02–0Friendly [12]
10.13 June 2008Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland France3–14–1UEFA Euro 2008 [13]
11.10 June 2009De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Norway2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
12.5 June 2010Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary3–16–1Friendly [15]
13.6–1
14.28 June 2010Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Slovakia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup [16]
15.6 July 2010Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay3–13–22010 FIFA World Cup [17]
16.29 February 2012Wembley Stadium, London, England England1–03–2Friendly [18]
17.3–2
18.7 June 2013Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia3–03–0Friendly [19]
19.6 September 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia1–02–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
20.11 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary8–18–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
21.15 October 2013Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
22.16 November 2013Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Japan2–02–2Friendly [23]
23.4 June 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wales1–02–0Friendly [24]
24.13 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Spain2–15–12014 FIFA World Cup [25]
25.5–1
26.18 June 2014Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil Australia1–03–22014 FIFA World Cup [26]
27.16 November 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Latvia2–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [27]
28.5–0
29.16 November 2015Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–13–2Friendly [28]
30.3–2
31.13 November 2016Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
32.4 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ivory Coast2–05–0Friendly [30]
33.9 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg1–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
34.3 September 2017Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Bulgaria2–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]
35.7 October 2017Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus Belarus2–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification [33]
36.10 October 2017Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sweden1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
37.2–0

Appearances and goals
Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
200331
200482
200563
2006102
200740
200862
200981
201074
201110
2012102
2013105
2014136
201522
201611
201776
Total9637

References
  1. "Netherlands 1-1 Portugal". Voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2003.
  2. "Netherlands 5-0 Moldova". Voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2003.
  3. "World Cup 2018: Arjen Robben retires from Netherlands duty after Sweden defeat". BBC Sport. 10 October 2017.
  4. "List of international goals scored by Arjen Robben". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  5. "UEFA Euro 2004 - History - Netherlands-Moldova". UEFA.com. 11 October 2003.
  6. "Netherlands Beats U.S. 1-0 in Exhibition". Associated Press. 18 February 2004.
  7. "Andorra 0-3 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
  8. "Netherlands 2-0 Romania". FIFA.com. 4 June 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
  9. "Netherlands 2-2 Germany". German Football Association (in German). 17 August 2005.
  10. "2006 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Serbia and Montenegro-Netherlands". FIFA.com. 11 June 2006.
  11. Taylor, Louise (16 August 2006). "Friendly international: Republic of Ireland 0 - 4 Holland". The Guardian.
  12. "Netherlands 2-0 Wales". BBC Sport. 1 June 2008.
  13. "UEFA EURO 2008 - History - Netherlands-France". UEFA.com. 13 June 2008.
  14. "2010 FIFA World Cup - Netherlands-Norway". FIFA.com. 10 June 2009.
  15. "Netherlands 6-1 Hungary". 11v11. 5 June 2010.
  16. "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Matches - Netherlands-Slovakia". FIFA.com. 28 June 2010.
  17. "2010 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Uruguay-Netherlands". FIFA.com. 6 July 2010.
  18. "England 2-3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 29 February 2012.
  19. "Indonesia 0-3 Netherlands". Soccerway. 7 June 2013.
  20. "Estonia 2-2 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
  21. "Netherlands 8-1 Hungary". FIFA.com. 11 October 2013.
  22. "Turkey 0-2 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 15 October 2013.
  23. "Japan 2-2 Netherlands" (PDF). Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 16 November 2013.
  24. "Netherlands 2-0 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014.
  25. "Spain 1-5 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 13 June 2014.
  26. "Australia 2-3 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 18 June 2014.
  27. "UEFA EURO 2016 - History - Netherlands-Latvia". UEFA.com. 16 November 2014.
  28. "Wales 2-3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 16 November 2015.
  29. "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Luxembourg-Netherlands". FIFA.com. 13 November 2016.
  30. "Netherlands 5 - 0 Ivory Coast". Sky Sports. 4 June 2017.
  31. "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Netherlands-Luxembourg". FIFA.com. 9 June 2017.
  32. "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Netherlands-Bulgaria". FIFA.com. 3 September 2017.
  33. "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Belarus-Netherlands". FIFA.com. 7 October 2017.
  34. "2018 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Netherlands-Sweden". FIFA.com. 10 October 2017.
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