# The 20 greatest Ajax players of all time

The twenty best players in Ajax history, chosen for the club's 125th anniversary: from Cruyff and Keizer to Van Basten, Bergkamp and Litmanen.

- 6 votes · 20 items
- Nov 2, 2018 · Marloes
- https://even.best/en/l/1453/the-20-greatest-ajax-players-of-all-time

## Top 20

1. **Piet Keizer** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fifteen years in the first team: 146 goals in 365 games.
2. **Johan Cruyff** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The best Dutch footballer of all time: 204 goals in 275 games and three European Cups.
3. **Ruud Krol** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Won three European Cups in the 1970s.
4. **Danny Blind** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Thirteen years at the club, winning everything including the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
5. **Velibor Vasović** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The first foreign captain, who lifted the European Cup in 1971.
6. **Sjaak Swart** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — "Mister Ajax": 596 games and 217 goals.
7. **Marco van Basten** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 128 goals in 133 games for Ajax.
8. **Dennis Bergkamp** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A technical genius: 103 goals in 189 games.
9. **Jari Litmanen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Finnish number 10 of the 1995 Champions League win: 90 goals in seven seasons.
10. **Frank Rijkaard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Debuted at 17 and won the 1995 Champions League.
11. **Johan Neeskens** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Won three European Cup finals in four years.
12. **Patrick Kluivert** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Scored the winner in the 1995 Champions League final.
13. **Wim Suurbier** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The first attacking right-back, thirteen years at Ajax.
14. **Frank de Boer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ten years at Ajax and Champions League winner in 1995.
15. **Edwin van der Sar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nine years in goal for Ajax, Champions League winner in 1995.
16. **Marc Overmars** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The quick winger of the 1995 Champions League win.
17. **Luis Suárez** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 81 goals in 110 games.
18. **Zlatan Ibrahimović** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His wonder goal against NAC Breda in 2004 is legendary.
19. **Jan Vertonghen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Six years at Ajax and two league titles: the classic Ajax defender.
20. **Wesley Sneijder** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Debuted at 18 and played five seasons in the first team.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.