Dirk Kuyt

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

Dirk Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt with Feyenoord in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Dirk Kuijt[1]
Date of birth	(1980-07-22) 22 July 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth	Katwijk,[3] Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4][5]
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-up 2010 South Africa Team 2014 Brazil Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Club performance			League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other[11]		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Quick Boys	1997–98	Hoofdklasse Saturday A	6	3	0	0	—		—		—		6	3
Utrecht	1998–99	Eredivisie	28	5	2	1	—		0	0	—		30	6
	1999–2000	Eredivisie	32	6	4	4	—		0	0	—		36	10
	2000–01	Eredivisie	32	13	5	3	—		0	0	—		37	16
	2001–02	Eredivisie	34	7	3	3	—		4	1	—		41	11
	2002–03	Eredivisie	34	20	4	2	—		2	1	—		40	23
	Total		160	51	18	13	—		6	2	—		184	66
Feyenoord	2003–04	Eredivisie	34	20	2	1	—		4	1	—		40	22
	2004–05	Eredivisie	34	29	3	4	—		7	3	—		44	36
	2005–06	Eredivisie	33	22	1	0	—		2	1	2	2	38	25
	Total		101	71	6	5	—		13	5	2	2	122	83
Liverpool	2006–07	Premier League	34	12	1	1	2	0	11	1	—		48	14
	2007–08	Premier League	32	3	4	1	0	0	12	7	—		48	11
	2008–09	Premier League	38	12	2	0	0	0	11	3	—		51	15
	2009–10	Premier League	37	9	2	0	1	0	13	2	—		53	11
	2010–11	Premier League	33	13	1	0	0	0	7	2	—		41	15
	2011–12	Premier League	34	2	6	1	5	2	—		—		45	5
	Total		208	51	16	3	8	2	54	15	—		286	71
Fenerbahçe	2012–13	Süper Lig	31	8	7	1	1	1	17	7	—		56	17
	2013–14	Süper Lig	32	10	0	0	1	0	4	0	—		37	10
	2014–15	Süper Lig	32	8	4	2	1	0	—		—		37	10
	Total		95	26	11	3	3	1	21	7	—		130	37
Feyenoord	2015–16	Eredivisie	32	19	6	4	—		—		—		38	23
	2016–17	Eredivisie	31	12	2	3	—		5	0	1[a]	0	39	15
	Total		63	31	8	7	—		5	0	1	0	77	38
Quick Boys	2017–18	Derde Divisie Saturday	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Career total			636	233	59	31	11	3	99	29	3	2	808	298

1. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

Source:^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2004	5	1
	2005	10	2
	2006	12	2
	2007	8	1
	2008	13	3
	2009	11	4
	2010	14	4
	2011	11	7
	2012	8	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	6	0
	Total	104	24

International goals

List of international goals scored by Dirk Kuyt

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2004	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	2–1	2–2	2006 World Cup qualification
2.	4 June 2005	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Romania	2–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification
3.	8 June 2005	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	0–2	0–4	2006 World Cup qualification
4.	1 March 2006	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ecuador	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	6 September 2006	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Belarus	3–0	3–0	Euro 2008 qualification
6.	22 August 2007	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–1	2–1	Friendly
7.	24 May 2008	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ukraine	1–0	3–0	Friendly
8.	13 June 2008	Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland	France	1–0	4–1	Euro 2008
9.	19 November 2008	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Sweden	3–1	3–1	Friendly
10.	28 March 2009	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Scotland	3–0	3–0	2010 World Cup qualification
11.	1 April 2009	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Macedonia	1–0	4–0	2010 World Cup qualification
12.				3–0
13.	12 August 2009	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	England	1–0	2–2	Friendly
14.	3 March 2010	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	United States	1–0	2–1	Friendly
15.	1 June 2010	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ghana	1–0	4–1	Friendly
16.	14 June 2010	Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa	Denmark	2–0	2–0	2010 World Cup
17.	3 September 2010	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–1	0–5	Euro 2012 qualification
18.	9 February 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Austria	3–0	3–1	Friendly
19.	25 March 2011	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	0–3	0–4	Euro 2012 qualification
20.	29 March 2011	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Hungary	4–3	5–3	Euro 2012 qualification
21.				5–3
22.	8 June 2011	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly
23.	2 September 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	San Marino	4–0	11–0	Euro 2012 qualification
24.	11 October 2011	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–2	3–2	Euro 2012 qualification

Managerial

As of matches played on 16 November 2022

Team	From	To	Record
			M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
ADO Den Haag	2 June 2022	24 November 2022	17	5	4	8	22	28	−6	029.41	[13]
Total			17	5	4	8	22	28	−6	029.41	—

Honours

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

Utrecht

• KNVB Cup: 2002–03

Liverpool

• League Cup: 2011–12^[14]
• FA Cup runner-up: 2011-12^[15]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2006–07^[16]

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2013–14
• Turkish Cup: 2012–13
• Turkish Super Cup: 2014^[17]

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 2016–17
• KNVB Cup: 2015–16

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010; third place: 2014^[18]

Individual

• Dutch Golden Shoe: 2003, 2006
• Eredivisie Top Scorer: 2005
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2006
• FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 2010