Full name Rafael van der Vaart
Name in home country Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart Date of birth 1983-02-11 (43 yrs)
Place of birth Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands, Netherlands
Citizenship Netherlands Spain
Position Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot N/A
Height 176.00 m
Current club Retired
Joined 2018-11-04
Contract expires —
Agent Robert Geerlings Outfitter Nike
Nov 2018
Transfer: Esbjerg fB → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: FC Midtjylland → Esbjerg fB
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Esbjerg fB Reserves, Esbjerg fB
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Midtjylland Reserves, FC Midtjylland
8 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Real Betis → FC Midtjylland
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Midtjylland
18 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Real Betis Balompié
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hamburger SV → Real Betis
15/16 · Transfer
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hamburger SV
27 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hamburger SV
32 matches · 8 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: Tottenham → Hamburger SV
12/13 · Transfer · €13.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hamburger SV, Tottenham Hotspur
29 matches · 5 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tottenham Hotspur
39 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Real Madrid → Tottenham
10/11 · Transfer · €10.50m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Tottenham Hotspur
36 matches · 15 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Real Madrid
31 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Hamburger SV → Real Madrid
08/09 · Transfer · €15.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Real Madrid
42 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Hamburger SV
44 matches · 21 G · 16 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hamburger SV
33 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hamburger SV
36 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Ajax → Hamburger SV
05/06 · Transfer · €5.10m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Ajax Amsterdam
32 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Ajax Amsterdam
34 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Ajax Amsterdam
30 matches · 22 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Ajax Amsterdam
27 matches · 17 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Ajax Amsterdam
32 matches · 9 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Ajax U19 → Ajax
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
99/00 — Ajax Amsterdam
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Ajax U19
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1993
Transfer: Kennemers Yth → Ajax Youth
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €26.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,027 min Minutes played by club
Ajax Amsterdam
34.0%
Esbjerg fB
0.0%
Esbjerg fB Reserves
1.7%
FC Midtjylland
4.1%
FC Midtjylland Reserves
2.1%
Real Betis Balompié
0.0%
Hamburger SV
38.0%
Tottenham Hotspur
12.3%
Real Madrid
7.9%
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
9 €6.5M 19 €13M 28 €19.5M 37 €26M 00/01 — 9 goals (Ajax Amsterdam) 00/01 — 8 assists 17 00/01 01/02 — 17 goals (Ajax Amsterdam) 17 01/02 02/03 — 22 goals (Ajax Amsterdam) 02/03 — 6 assists 28 02/03 03/04 — 8 goals (Ajax Amsterdam) 03/04 — 7 assists 15 03/04 04/05 — 7 goals (Ajax Amsterdam) 04/05 — 7 assists 14 04/05 05/06 — 16 goals (Hamburger SV) 05/06 — 9 assists 25 05/06 06/07 — 11 goals (Hamburger SV) 06/07 — 7 assists 18 06/07 07/08 — 21 goals (Hamburger SV) 07/08 — 16 assists 37 07/08 08/09 — 5 goals (Real Madrid) 08/09 — 6 assists 11 08/09 09/10 — 7 goals (Real Madrid) 09/10 — 7 assists 14 09/10 10/11 — 15 goals (Tottenham Hotspur) 10/11 — 10 assists 25 10/11 11/12 — 13 goals (Tottenham Hotspur) 11/12 — 8 assists 21 11/12 12/13 — 5 goals (Hamburger SV) 12/13 — 10 assists 15 12/13 13/14 — 8 goals (Hamburger SV) 13/14 — 10 assists 18 13/14 14/15 — 5 goals (Hamburger SV) 14/15 — 3 assists 8 14/15 15/16 — 1 assists 1 15/16 16/17 — 2 goals (FC Midtjylland) 16/17 — 2 assists 4 16/17 17/18 — 3 goals (FC Midtjylland Reserves) 17/18 — 3 assists 6 17/18 18/19 — 1 goals (Esbjerg fB Reserves) 1 18/19 04/05 — €12M 05/06 — €12M 06/07 — €21M 07/08 — €23M 08/09 — €26M 09/10 — €22M 10/11 — €15M 11/12 — €22M 12/13 — €25M 13/14 — €15M 14/15 — €10M 15/16 — €4.5M 16/17 — €1M 17/18 — €350K 18/19 — €200K Goals Assists Market value
Goals by season
00/01: 9 9 00/01 01/02: 17 17 01/02 02/03: 22 22 02/03 03/04: 8 8 03/04 04/05: 7 7 04/05 05/06: 16 16 05/06 06/07: 11 11 06/07 07/08: 21 21 07/08 08/09: 5 5 08/09 09/10: 7 7 09/10 10/11: 15 15 10/11 11/12: 13 13 11/12 12/13: 5 5 12/13 13/14: 8 8 13/14 14/15: 5 5 14/15 15/16: 0 0 15/16 16/17: 2 2 16/17 17/18: 3 3 17/18 18/19: 1 1 18/19 99/00: 0 0 99/00
Assists by season
00/01: 8 8 00/01 01/02: 0 0 01/02 02/03: 6 6 02/03 03/04: 7 7 03/04 04/05: 7 7 04/05 05/06: 9 9 05/06 06/07: 7 7 06/07 07/08: 16 16 07/08 08/09: 6 6 08/09 09/10: 7 7 09/10 10/11: 10 10 10/11 11/12: 8 8 11/12 12/13: 10 10 12/13 13/14: 10 10 13/14 14/15: 3 3 14/15 15/16: 1 1 15/16 16/17: 2 2 16/17 17/18: 3 3 17/18 18/19: 0 0 18/19 99/00: 0 0 99/00
Season Competition Club Matches Goals Assists YC RC Minutes
99/00
KPN Telecomp.
Ajax Amsterdam
1
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Reserveligaen
Esbjerg fB Reserves
2
1
0
0
0
135
18/19
Superliga
Esbjerg fB
3
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Sydbank Pokalen
Esbjerg fB
1
0
0
0
0
0
17/18
Reserveligaen
FC Midtjylland Reserves
6
3
3
0
0
165
17/18
Superliga
FC Midtjylland
2
0
0
0
0
0
16/17
DBU Pokalen
FC Midtjylland
2
0
0
0
0
0
16/17
Europa League Qualifying
FC Midtjylland
1
0
0
0
0
0
16/17
Superliga
FC Midtjylland
12
2
1
1
0
327
16/17
Superliga Championship round
FC Midtjylland
3
0
1
0
0
0
16/17
Superligaen Releg.
FC Midtjylland
0
0
0
0
0
0
15/16
Copa del Rey
Real Betis Balompié
2
0
1
0
0
0
15/16
LaLiga
Real Betis Balompié
7
0
0
0
0
0
14/15
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
24
4
1
10
0
411
14/15
Bundesliga Playoffs
Hamburger SV
1
0
0
1
0
0
14/15
DFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV
2
1
2
0
0
141
13/14
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
27
7
9
4
0
313
13/14
Bundesliga Playoffs
Hamburger SV
2
0
1
0
0
0
13/14
DFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV
3
1
0
0
0
220
12/13
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
27
5
10
5
0
458
12/13
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
2
0
0
0
0
0
11/12
Europa League Qualifying
Tottenham Hotspur
1
1
0
0
0
59
11/12
FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
4
1
1
0
0
335
11/12
League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
1
0
0
0
0
0
11/12
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
33
11
7
3
0
212
10/11
Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur
7
2
1
1
0
209
10/11
FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
1
0
0
1
0
0
10/11
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
28
13
9
4
0
172
09/10
Champions League
Real Madrid
3
0
0
1
0
0
09/10
Copa del Rey
Real Madrid
2
1
0
0
0
135
09/10
LaLiga
Real Madrid
26
6
7
1
0
200
08/09
Champions League
Real Madrid
7
0
1
0
0
0
08/09
Copa del Rey
Real Madrid
1
0
0
0
0
0
08/09
LaLiga
Real Madrid
32
5
5
8
0
297
08/09
Supercopa
Real Madrid
2
0
0
0
1
0
07/08
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
29
12
10
6
0
210
07/08
DFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV
4
4
1
0
0
62
07/08
UEFA Cup
Hamburger SV
8
3
4
1
0
213
07/08
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
Hamburger SV
1
0
1
0
0
0
07/08
UI Cup
Hamburger SV
2
2
0
0
0
90
06/07
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
26
8
5
4
1
275
06/07
Champions League
Hamburger SV
3
3
1
2
0
90
06/07
Champions League Qu.
Hamburger SV
2
0
0
0
0
0
06/07
Ligapokal
Hamburger SV
2
0
1
0
0
0
05/06
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
19
9
4
4
1
162
05/06
DFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV
2
0
3
0
0
0
05/06
UEFA Cup
Hamburger SV
8
5
1
3
0
131
05/06
UI Cup
Hamburger SV
7
2
1
0
0
276
04/05
Amstel Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
2
0
0
0
0
0
04/05
Champions League
Ajax Amsterdam
6
1
0
1
0
446
04/05
Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
22
6
6
4
0
294
04/05
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Ajax Amsterdam
1
0
0
0
0
0
04/05
UEFA Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
1
0
1
0
0
0
03/04
Amstel Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
1
0
0
0
0
0
03/04
Champions League
Ajax Amsterdam
5
1
0
3
0
386
03/04
Champions League Qu.
Ajax Amsterdam
2
0
0
0
0
0
03/04
Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
26
7
7
2
1
297
02/03
Amstel Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
2
0
0
0
0
0
02/03
Champions League
Ajax Amsterdam
6
2
2
2
0
243
02/03
Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
21
18
4
0
0
96
02/03
Johan Cruijff Schaal
Ajax Amsterdam
1
2
0
0
0
45
01/02
Amstel Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
2
2
0
0
0
105
01/02
Champions League Qu.
Ajax Amsterdam
2
0
0
2
0
0
01/02
KPN Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
20
14
0
3
0
127
01/02
UEFA Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
3
1
0
1
0
270
00/01
Amstel Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
1
0
0
0
0
0
00/01
KPN Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
27
7
7
3
0
288
00/01
UEFA Cup
Ajax Amsterdam
4
2
1
0
0
132
Season Date From To Type Market value Fee
93/94
1993-07-01
Kennemers Yth
Ajax Youth
Transfer
0
—
97/98
1997-07-01
Ajax Youth
Ajax U17
Transfer
0
—
99/00
1999-07-01
Ajax U17
Ajax U19
Transfer
0
—
00/01
2000-07-01
Ajax U19
Ajax
Transfer
0
—
05/06
2005-07-01
Ajax
Hamburger SV
Transfer
8000000
€5.10m
08/09
2008-08-04
Hamburger SV
Real Madrid
Transfer
23000000
€15.00m
10/11
2010-08-31
Real Madrid
Tottenham
Transfer
15000000
€10.50m
12/13
2012-08-31
Tottenham
Hamburger SV
Transfer
24500000
€13.00m
15/16
2015-07-01
Hamburger SV
Real Betis
Transfer
3000000
—
16/17
2016-08-10
Real Betis
FC Midtjylland
Transfer
1000000
—
18/19
2018-08-04
FC Midtjylland
Esbjerg fB
Transfer
200000
—
18/19
2018-11-04
Esbjerg fB
Retired
Transfer
0
—
Season Injury From To Days missed Games missed
11/12
Ankle injury
2012-02-27
2012-03-10
13
6
12/13
Adductor pain
2012-10-16
2012-10-19
4
0
12/13
Torn muscle fiber
2012-11-24
2013-01-01
39
4
12/13
laceration wound
2013-02-26
2013-02-27
2
0
12/13
Ill
2013-03-16
2013-03-21
6
1
13/14
Thigh problems
2013-09-03
2013-09-10
8
3
13/14
Outer ligament tear
2013-11-19
2013-12-06
18
3
13/14
Torn ankle ligaments
2014-02-15
2014-02-24
10
2
13/14
Fever
2014-03-03
2014-03-11
9
1
13/14
Calf strain
2014-04-17
2014-05-05
19
3
14/15
Calf problems
2014-09-01
2014-09-29
29
7
14/15
muscular problems
2015-02-09
2015-02-12
4
0
14/15
influenza
2015-03-09
2015-03-10
2
0
15/16
Ligament stretching
2015-08-04
2015-08-26
23
1
17/18
Head injury
2017-10-10
2017-12-04
56
13
Current —
Peak €26.00m
Low —
Δ since start −€12.00m
— €6.50m €13.00m €19.50m €26.00m 1970 1970 1970
Date Value
Jan 1, 1970
—
Jan 1, 1970
€200k
Jan 1, 1970
€200k
Jan 1, 1970
€350k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€10.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€7.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€13.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€18.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€24.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€25.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€20.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€22.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€20.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€18.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€22.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€26.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€20.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€23.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€21.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€12.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€12.00m
Teammate PPG played with Joint goals Minutes
Luka Modrić
2
2
0
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
Season Competition Club Goals Matches
02/03
Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
18
21
01/02
KPN Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
14
20
10/11
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
13
28
Top assist seasons
Season Competition Club Assists Matches
07/08
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
10
29
12/13
Bundesliga
Hamburger SV
10
27
10/11
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
9
28
Teams faced most often by Rafael van der Vaart'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 %
Liverpool FC
42
14
8
20
52
66
-14
33%
Manchester City
40
18
6
16
54
64
-10
45%
Manchester United
40
8
10
22
36
67
-31
20%
Chelsea FC
38
8
10
20
41
69
-28
21%
Arsenal FC
37
8
13
16
49
69
-20
22%
Everton FC
36
17
12
7
61
40
+21
47%
Borussia Dortmund
34
16
5
13
56
58
-2
47%
Newcastle United
32
16
2
14
48
43
+5
50%
West Ham United
31
17
7
7
45
32
+13
55%
Aston Villa
30
14
10
6
43
25
+18
47%
Bayern München
30
11
5
14
40
75
-35
37%
Fulham FC
28
15
6
7
46
26
+20
54%
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)
07/08
Goal #100 (career)
11/12
Goal #150 (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′
16/17
18
327
1
0
0
0.28
14/15
27
552
11
0
0
1.79
13/14
32
533
4
0
0
0.68
12/13
29
458
5
0
0
0.98
11/12
39
606
3
0
0
0.45
10/11
36
381
6
1
0
1.65
09/10
31
335
2
0
0
0.54
08/09
42
297
8
0
1
2.73
07/08
44
575
7
0
0
1.1
06/07
33
365
6
0
1
1.73
05/06
36
569
7
0
1
1.27
04/05
32
740
5
0
0
0.61
03/04
34
683
5
0
1
0.79
02/03
30
384
2
0
0
0.47
01/02
27
502
6
0
0
1.08
00/01
32
420
3
0
0
0.64