That I survived? He jumped to the end and rose to the top of the national team's all-time score, surpassing Van Persieklawebert

Sep 09, 2025

That I survived? He jumped to the end and rose to the top of the national team's all-time score, surpassing Van Persieklawebert
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That I survived? He jumped to the end and rose to the top of the national team's all-time score, surpassing Van Persieklawebert
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After a long period of performance, there is a player who ranked first in the national team's all-time scoring.

The Dutch Football Association announced on its official website on the 8th (Korea time) that `Mempis Depay has become the highest scorer in the history of the Dutch national team.'

The Netherlands won 3-2 in Game 6 of the first round of the 2026 North American World Cup European qualifying round at S. Darius S. Zirvnas Stadionas in Kaunas, Lithuania on the 8th.




The vanguard of victory was Depay. Starting with the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half, Define led the team to the winning goal in the 18th minute of the second half when the team was in a 2-2 situation. With that score, Depay scored 52 goals in 104 games for the Dutch national team, becoming the highest scorer ever. This is a milestone beyond legendary Dutch seniors Robin van Persie (50 goals), Krasjan Huntelar (42 goals) and Patric Clawibert (40 goals).

That I survived? He jumped to the end and rose to the top of the national team's all-time score, surpassing Van Persieklawebert
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It was the result of consistency. Depay, who made his professional debut with PSV Eindhoven in 2012, began to make a name for himself as a promising player representing the Netherlands. In the 2013-2014 season, he worked with Park Ji-sung, who returned to Eindhoven. It was from the 2014-2015 season after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Depay dominated the Dutch league with 28 goals and six assists in 40 official matches at the time.

The team that paid attention to Depay's performance was Manchester United. Louis van Gaal, who led Manchester United at the time, was fascinated by Depay and pushed for recruitment. However, Depay could not find his previous appearance at Manchester United. With a serious slump in Manchester United's first season, he scored only seven goals in 45 games. The same was true of the second season, the 2016-2017 season. In the end, Manchester United sold Depay to Lyon after 18 months.




In Lyon, Depay again fired a signal of resurrection. He played a key role in Lyon's offense with 22 goals and 16 assists in 51 games in the 2017-2018 season. Depay, who has also scored double-digit points in two seasons since then, once again scored 22 goals in the 2020-2021 season, the last year of his contract with Lyon, drawing tremendous attention as a free agent.

Barcelona was the club that took the hand of Depay, who succeeded in rebounding. He gave DeFi up to No. 9, expressing high expectations. However, after moving to Barcelona, Depay looked disappointed again. In the 2021-2022 season, he scored only 13 goals in 38 official games. I had to leave Barcelona after a season and a half. Atletico want to sign Depay in January 2023 and the transfer has been made. However, Depay, who played a season and a half for Atletico, went through the process of terminating his contract with an ambiguous performance with 13 goals in 40 games. Since then, Depay has been playing for Corinthians as a member of the Brazilian league.

That I survived? He jumped to the end and rose to the top of the national team's all-time score, surpassing Van Persieklawebert
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In the process, Depay consistently joined the Dutch national team and played an active role. He also joined the Century Club in March, and now he is named the highest scorer of the Dutch national team ever. Considering his recent skills, the record is expected to continue to increase for the time being.




Defay said he was really happy to achieve this goal for the record. Now we can move on to the next step. I'm so proud." About the seniors he beat "They inspired me and motivated me. I'm trying to work on my own. It means a lot to the Dutch national team. I'm trying to fill my seat the way I've been doing for a long time. I will do my part" he said.

Manager Ronaldo Koeman also said, `I'm glad Depay can play here. He scored two goals. You can be proud. He is still undeniably a top striker and has proved himself" he complimented.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.