Market value
—
Right Winger Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.36
goals / match
Liverpool FC
top club · 285 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#13
goals rank
#29
assists rank
285
season goals
149
season assists
Among 90 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€20.00m
peak value · 2007
€18.00m
top transfer fee · 06/07
34
best season · 04/05
125 / 31
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1980-07-22 · 6 players total
790Appearances
285Goals
149Assists
48Yellow cards
0Red cards
142Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dirk Kuyt |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Dirk Kuijt |
| Date of birth | 1980-07-22 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Katwijk, Netherlands |
| Citizenship |  Netherlands |
| Position | Attack - Right Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Jul 2018
Transfer: Quick Boys → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Apr 2018
Transfer: Career break → Quick Boys
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Quick Boys
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Feyenoord → Career break
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
39 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
38 matches · 23 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Feyenoord
15/16 · Transfer
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Fenerbahce
37 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Fenerbahce
37 matches · 10 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
May 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fenerbahce
56 matches · 17 G · 15 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Liverpool → Fenerbahce
12/13 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Liverpool FC
44 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Liverpool FC
41 matches · 15 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Liverpool FC
53 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Liverpool FC
51 matches · 15 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Liverpool FC
48 matches · 11 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2006
Transfer: Feyenoord → Liverpool
06/07 · Transfer · €18.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Liverpool FC
48 matches · 14 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
37 matches · 25 G · 19 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
43 matches · 34 G · 16 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
39 matches · 22 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: FC Utrecht → Feyenoord
03/04 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Utrecht
38 matches · 21 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Utrecht
40 matches · 10 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Utrecht
32 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Utrecht
37 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Utrecht
29 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Quick Boys U19 → FC Utrecht
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: Quick Boys Yth. → Quick Boys U19
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 40 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals9 total · 2.16/90
Assists2 total · 0.48/90
G+A11 total · 2.64/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.48/90
Minutes played by club
FC Utrecht
15.2%
Quick Boys
0.0%
Feyenoord Rotterdam
15.4%
Fenerbahce
16.2%
Liverpool FC
53.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Utrecht | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 176 | 58 | 24 | 1,944 |
| Quick Boys | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 5 | 03/04 | 16/17 | 196 | 119 | 57 | 1,964 |
| Fenerbahce | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 130 | 37 | 28 | 2,060 |
| Liverpool FC | 6 | 06/07 | 11/12 | 285 | 71 | 40 | 6,786 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Amstel Cup | FC Utrecht | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 99/00 | KPN Telecomp. | FC Utrecht | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 248 |
| 98/99 | Amstel Cup | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | KPN Telecomp. | FC Utrecht | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 17/18 | Derde Div. Sat | Quick Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 188 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | KNVB Beker | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 15/16 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 32 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 145 |
| 15/16 | KNVB Beker | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 14/15 | Süper Lig | Fenerbahce | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 304 |
| 14/15 | TFF Süper Kupa | Fenerbahce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Türkiye Kupasi | Fenerbahce | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | Fenerbahce | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Süper Lig | Fenerbahce | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 278 |
| 13/14 | TFF Süper Kupa | Fenerbahce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League Qu. | Fenerbahce | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | Fenerbahce | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 276 |
| 12/13 | Süper Lig | Fenerbahce | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 330 |
| 12/13 | TFF Süper Kupa | Fenerbahce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 12/13 | Türkiye Kupasi | Fenerbahce | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 535 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 34 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,005 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Liverpool FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Liverpool FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 217 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Liverpool FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 335 |
| 08/09 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| 08/09 | Champions League Qu. | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 38 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 265 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 169 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Liverpool FC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 727 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 930 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 33 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 05/06 | Play-Offs Conference League | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 04/05 | Amstel Cup | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 34 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 03/04 | Amstel Cup | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 03/04 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 34 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 152 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 02/03 | Amstel Cup | FC Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 02/03 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 34 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 152 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Amstel Cup | FC Utrecht | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 01/02 | KPN Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 34 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 424 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | FC Utrecht | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 |
| 00/01 | KPN Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 187 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Quick Boys Yth. | Quick Boys U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Quick Boys U19 | FC Utrecht | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | FC Utrecht | Feyenoord | Transfer | 0 | €1.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-18 | Feyenoord | Liverpool | Transfer | 18500000 | €18.00m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Liverpool | Fenerbahce | Transfer | 4500000 | €1.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Fenerbahce | Feyenoord | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Feyenoord | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-07 | Career break | Quick Boys | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Quick Boys | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Shoulder injury | 2010-09-06 | 2010-10-02 | 27 | 7 |
| 10/11 | Torn ankle ligaments | 2010-09-12 | 2010-10-01 | 20 | 6 |
| 10/11 | Ankle injury | 2010-10-12 | 2010-11-11 | 31 | 7 |
| 12/13 | Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area | 2012-09-16 | 2012-09-25 | 10 | 3 |
| 12/13 | Partial muscle tear | 2012-12-16 | 2012-12-20 | 5 | 2 |
| 12/13 | Knee bruise | 2013-05-02 | 2013-05-07 | 6 | 2 |
| 12/13 | unknown injury | 2013-05-13 | 2013-05-19 | 7 | 1 |
| 14/15 | Muscle tear | 2015-01-24 | 2015-01-29 | 6 | 2 |
| 14/15 | Calf muscle tear | 2015-03-22 | 2015-04-08 | 18 | 2 |
| 14/15 | unknown injury | 2015-04-20 | 2015-04-23 | 4 | 1 |
| 15/16 | Calf injury | 2016-04-29 | 2016-05-05 | 7 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€20.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€9.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16341 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11944 | #9 | 16 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3379 | #7 | 104 | 24 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Skrtel | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Caner Erkin | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 29 | 34 |
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 22 | 33 |
| 03/04 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 20 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 19 | 33 |
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 13 | 34 |
| 03/04 | Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 11 | 34 |
Teams faced most often by Dirk Kuyt's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 47% |
| Arsenal FC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 24% |
| Manchester United | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 32% |
| Everton FC | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 56% |
| Chelsea FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 35% |
| Aston Villa | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 59% |
| Manchester City | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47% |
| Newcastle United | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 53% |
| West Ham United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 64% |
| Sunderland AFC | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 57% |
| Fulham FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 62% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 04/05 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 07/08 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 12/13 | Goal #200 (career) | |
| 15/16 | Goal #250 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 37 | 375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 16/17 | 39 | 224 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 15/16 | 38 | 295 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 |
| 14/15 | 37 | 432 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 13/14 | 37 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 12/13 | 56 | 1,350 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 11/12 | 44 | 1,273 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 10/11 | 41 | 774 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 09/10 | 53 | 1,498 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 07/08 | 48 | 1,164 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 06/07 | 48 | 1,235 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 05/06 | 37 | 405 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 03/04 | 39 | 632 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 02/03 | 38 | 332 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 01/02 | 40 | 863 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 00/01 | 32 | 187 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
KPN Telecomp.
324 apps
153 G
75 A
Premier League
208 apps
51 G
32 A
Süper Lig
95 apps
26 G
22 A
KNVB Beker
21 apps
16 G
1 A
Champions League
37 apps
9 G
5 A
Champions League Qu.
11 apps
6 G
4 A
UEFA Cup
19 apps
6 G
4 A
Europa League
31 apps
6 G
3 A
Türkiye Kupasi
11 apps
3 G
3 A
FA Cup
15 apps
3 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Dirk Kuyt
Who is Dirk Kuyt?
Dirk Kuyt is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.
How old is Dirk Kuyt?
Dirk Kuyt is 45 years old. He was born on July 22, 1980 in Katwijk.
What position does Dirk Kuyt play?
Dirk Kuyt plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).
What club does Dirk Kuyt play for?
Dirk Kuyt currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Dirk Kuyt scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dirk Kuyt has scored 285 goals in 790 appearances.