Dirk Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt with Fenerbahçe in 2026
Personal information
Full name Dirk Kuijt
Date of birth (1980-07-22) 22 July 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Katwijk, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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)
International career
1998–1999 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2000–2001 Netherlands U21 11 (6)
2004–2014 Netherlands 104 (24)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Quick Boys (assistant)
2018–2020 Feyenoord (U19)
2022 ADO Den Haag
2023- Konyaspor
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2010 South AfricaTeam
Third place2014 BrazilTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Quick Boys 1997–98 Hoofdklasse Saturday A 6300———63
Utrecht 1998–99 Eredivisie 28521—00—306
1999–2000 Eredivisie 32644—00—3610
2000–01 Eredivisie 321353—00—3716
2001–02 Eredivisie 34733—41—4111
2002–03 Eredivisie 342042—21—4023
Total 160511813—62—18466
Feyenoord 2003–04 Eredivisie 342021—41—4022
2004–05 Eredivisie 342934—73—4436
2005–06 Eredivisie 332210—21223825
Total 1017165—1352212283
Liverpool 2006–07 Premier League 34121120111—4814
2007–08 Premier League 3234100127—4811
2008–09 Premier League 38122000113—5115
2009–10 Premier League 3792010132—5311
2010–11 Premier League 3313100072—4115
2011–12 Premier League 3426152——455
Total 20851163825415—28671
Fenerbahçe 2012–13 Süper Lig 3187111177—5617
2013–14 Süper Lig 3210001040—3710
2014–15 Süper Lig 3284210——3710
Total 952611331217—13037
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 321964———3823
2016–17 Eredivisie 311223—50103915
Total 633187—50107738
Quick Boys 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday 30————30
Career total 6362335931113992932808298
  1. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

Source:
National team YearAppsGoals
Netherlands 200451
2005102
2006122
200781
2008133
2009114
2010144
2011117
201280
201360
201460
Total10424

International goals

List of international goals scored by Dirk Kuyt
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2004Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia Macedonia2–12–22006 World Cup qualification
2.4 June 2005De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Romania2–02–02006 World Cup qualification
3.8 June 2005Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland0–20–42006 World Cup qualification
4.1 March 2006Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ecuador1–01–0Friendly
5.6 September 2006Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Belarus3–03–0Euro 2008 qualification
6.22 August 2007Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland2–12–1Friendly
7.24 May 2008De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ukraine1–03–0Friendly
8.13 June 2008Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland France1–04–1Euro 2008
9.19 November 2008Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sweden3–13–1Friendly
10.28 March 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Scotland3–03–02010 World Cup qualification
11.1 April 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Macedonia1–04–02010 World Cup qualification
12.3–0
13.12 August 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands England1–02–2Friendly
14.3 March 2010Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands United States1–02–1Friendly
15.1 June 2010De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ghana1–04–1Friendly
16.14 June 2010Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa Denmark2–02–02010 World Cup
17.3 September 2010Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino0–10–5Euro 2012 qualification
18.9 February 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Austria3–03–1Friendly
19.25 March 2011Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary0–30–4Euro 2012 qualification
20.29 March 2011Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary4–35–3Euro 2012 qualification
21.5–3
22.8 June 2011Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay1–11–1Friendly
23.2 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino4–011–0Euro 2012 qualification
24.11 October 2011Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–23–2Euro 2012 qualification

Managerial

As of matches played on 16 November 2022
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
ADO Den Haag 2 June 2022 24 November 2022 175482228−6029.41
Total 175482228−6029.41 —

Honours

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

Utrecht

Liverpool

Fenerbahçe

Feyenoord

Netherlands

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dirk Kuyt: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dirk Kuyt: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dirk Kuyt: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "18. Dirk Kuyt". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Dirk Kuyt Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dirk Kuyt". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands – D. Kuijt – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dirk Kuijt". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dirk Kuijt". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Includes Eredivisie play-offs
  12. ↑ "Dirk Kuijt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Managers: Dirk Kuyt". Soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Cardiff City played on Sunday 26 February 2012 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Match Details: Liverpool 1 Chelsea 2". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  16. ↑ McNulty, Phil (23 May 2007). "AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool: Report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  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.