All-time Eredivisie defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in Eredivisie history, by their honors. Pit all-time Eredivisie defenders against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
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100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
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Daley BlindMF/DF · AJA
Frank de BoerDF · AJA
Ronald KoemanDF · AJA
Aaron MokoenaDF · AJA
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Joris MathijsenDF · WIL
Jaap StamDF · CAM
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Héctor MorenoDF · AZ
Ruud KrolDF · AJA
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Virgil van DijkDF · GRO
Niklas MoisanderDF · AJA
Hatem TrabelsiDF · AJA
Danny BlindDF · AJA
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Lutsharel GeertruidaDF · FEY
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Gregg BerhalterDF · CAM
Kō ItakuraDF · GRO
Zdeněk GrygeraDF · AJA
Edson BraafheidDF · TWE
Ivan NielsenDF · FEY
Velibor VasovićDF · AJA
Aron GunnarssonMF/DF · AZ
Rinus IsraëlDF · FEY
Kew JaliensDF · SPA
Wim RijsbergenDF · FEY
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Jurriën TimberDF · AJA
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Yukinari SugawaraDF · AZ
Hugo HovenkampDF · AZ
Mauk WeberDF · ADO
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Márcio Roberto dos SantosDF · AJA
RSRandy Samuel
DF · FOR
Anton PronkDF · AJA
AHAbdelkrim El Hadrioui
DF · AZ
Cor van der HartDF · FOR
Peter LarssonDF · AJA
Jorge Sánchez RamosDF · AJA
Bok de KorverMF/DF · SPA
Sonny SilooyDF · AJA
Piet WildschutDF · GRO
Pleun StrikDF · NEC
Bruno SilvaDF · AJA
Graeme RutjesDF · EXC
Bert KontermanDF · FEY
BUBruno Uvini
DF · TWE
Mladen RamljakDF · FEY
CGChristian Gyan
DF · FEY
John de WolfDF · FEY
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Rinus TerlouwDF · SPA
Fred RuttenDF · TWE
Henk FraserDF · FEY
Barry OpdamDF · AZ
Ronald SpelbosDF · AZ
Kees van IersselDF · TWE
William Troost-EkongDF · GRO
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Dirk MarcellisDF · AZ
Sjaak TroostDF · FEY
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Cor VeldhoenDF · FEY
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Souffian El KarouaniDF · NEC
Inessa KaagmanDF · AJA
Glenn LoovensDF · FEY
Nana Akwasi AsareDF · UTR
JNJussi Nuorela
DF · PEC
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Edo OphofDF · AJA
André OoijerDF · AJA
Dave van den BerghMF/DF · UTR
Cory GibbsDF · FEY
Mikael DyrestamDF · NEC
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Fredrik StenmanDF · GRO
Julien EscudéDF · AJA
RORahim Ouédraogo
DF · TWE
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Kees van WonderenDF · FEY
Peter WisgerhofDF · NEC
Antal RóthDF · FEY
Gibril SankohDF · GRO
Dick SchneiderDF · FEY
Hans KraayDF · FEY
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Theo LaseromsDF · SPA
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Guus HaakDF · FEY
CKChristopher Kanu
DF · AJA
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Piet OuderlandDF · AJA
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Oleguer PresasDF · AJA
PAPatrick Allotey
DF · FEY
George OgăraruDF · AJA
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Wim MeutstegeDF · SPA
Martin KoemanDF · GRO
Johnny DusbabaDF · AJA
Piet RomeijnDF · FEY
Hayden FoxeDF · AJA
SRSepp De Roover
DF · GRO
Jelle Van DammeDF · AJA
Mihai NeșuDF · UTR
Takehiro TomiyasuDF · AJA
FPFernando Picun
DF · FEY
Stijn VrevenDF · UTR
Mathias FlorénDF · GRO
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Niels OverwegDF · TWE
Kenneth OmeruoDF · ADO
NANacer Abdellah
DF · TEL
FVFerdi Vierklau
DF · UTR
AMAngelo Martha
DF · CAM
BPBlagoje Paunović
DF · UTR
JRJuha Reini
DF · AZ
Top all-time Eredivisie defenders — November 2026
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About this face-off
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The greatest defenders in Eredivisie history, by their honors.
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