Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben
Robben playing for Bayern Munich in 2015
Personal information
Full name Arjen Robben
Date of birth (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth Bedum, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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)
International career
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)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2010 South Africa
Third place2014 Brazil
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2000–01 Eredivisie 18200——182
2001–02 Eredivisie 28664——3410
Total 46864——5212—
PSV 2002–03 Eredivisie 33123041104113
2003–04 Eredivisie 235208211348
Total 561750123217521—
Chelsea 2004–05 Premier League 187205141299
2005–06 Premier League 286416020407
2006–07 Premier League 212408140373
Total 671510119210110619—
Real Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 214215000285
2008–09 La Liga 297006120378
Total 501121111206513—
Bayern Munich 2009–10 Bundesliga 241633104—3723
2010–11 Bundesliga14122120001813
2011–12 Bundesliga 24123295—3619
2012–13 Bundesliga 1655494103113
2013–14 Bundesliga 281154104224521
2014–15 Bundesliga 21172072003019
2015–16 Bundesliga 154303211227
2016–17 Bundesliga 26133083003716
2017–18 Bundesliga 215429000347
2018–19 Bundesliga 124204210196
Total 201993216712653309144—
Groningen 2020–21 Eredivisie 6000—1070 —
Career total 426150552211332205614209—

International

Robben with Dutch teammate Dirk Kuyt
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 200331
200482
200563
2006102
200740
200862
200981
201074
201110
2012102
2013105
2014136
201522
201611
201776
Total9637

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

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.
111 October 2003Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Moldova5–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
218 February 2004Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands United States1–01–0Friendly
317 November 2004Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain Andorra2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 June 2005De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Romania1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
517 August 2005De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Germany1–02–2Friendly
62–0
711 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Serbia and Montenegro1–01–02006 FIFA World Cup
816 August 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland2–04–0Friendly
91 June 2008De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Wales1–02–0Friendly
1013 June 2008Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland France3–14–1UEFA Euro 2008
1110 June 2009De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Norway2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
125 June 2010Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary3–16–1Friendly
136–1
1428 June 2010Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Slovakia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup
156 July 2010Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay3–13–22010 FIFA World Cup
1629 February 2012Wembley Stadium, London, England England1–03–2Friendly
173–2
187 June 2013Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia3–03–0Friendly
196 September 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia1–02–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2011 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary8–18–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2115 October 2013Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2216 November 2013Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium Japan2–02–2Friendly
234 June 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Wales1–02–0Friendly
2413 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Spain2–15–12014 FIFA World Cup
255–1
2618 June 2014Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil Australia1–03–22014 FIFA World Cup
2716 November 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Latvia2–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
285–0
2916 November 2015Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–13–2Friendly
303–2
3113 November 2016Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
324 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ivory Coast2–05–0Friendly
339 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg1–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
343 September 2017Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Bulgaria2–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
357 October 2017Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus Belarus2–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3610 October 2017Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sweden1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
372–0

Honours

PSV

Chelsea

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Netherlands

Individual

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