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Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipNetherlands Spain
Height1.76 m
FootN/A
BornFebruary 11, 1983
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Hamburger SV
top club · 199 apps

Career highs

€26.00m
peak value · 2008
€15.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
22
best season · 02/03
152 / 35
int'l caps / goals
546Appearances
175Goals
120Assists
81Yellow cards
4Red cards
89Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafael van der Vaart
Name in home countryRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
Date of birth1983-02-11 (43 yrs)
Place of birthHeemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands Spain
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
FootN/A
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-11-04
Contract expires
AgentRobert Geerlings
OutfitterNike
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
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
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
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
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%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Ajax Amsterdam 6 00/01 99/00 156 63 28 2,729
Esbjerg fB 1 18/19 18/19 4 0 0 0
Esbjerg fB Reserves 1 18/19 18/19 2 1 0 135
FC Midtjylland 2 16/17 17/18 20 2 2 327
FC Midtjylland Reserves 1 17/18 17/18 6 3 3 165
Real Betis Balompié 1 15/16 15/16 9 0 1 0
Hamburger SV 6 05/06 14/15 199 66 55 3,052
Tottenham Hotspur 3 10/11 12/13 77 28 18 987
Real Madrid 2 08/09 09/10 73 12 13 632

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€6.5M19€13M28€19.5M37€26M00/01 — 9 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)00/01 — 8 assists1700/0101/02 — 17 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)1701/0202/03 — 22 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)02/03 — 6 assists2802/0303/04 — 8 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)03/04 — 7 assists1503/0404/05 — 7 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)04/05 — 7 assists1404/0505/06 — 16 goals (Hamburger SV)05/06 — 9 assists2505/0606/07 — 11 goals (Hamburger SV)06/07 — 7 assists1806/0707/08 — 21 goals (Hamburger SV)07/08 — 16 assists3707/0808/09 — 5 goals (Real Madrid)08/09 — 6 assists1108/0909/10 — 7 goals (Real Madrid)09/10 — 7 assists1409/1010/11 — 15 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)10/11 — 10 assists2510/1111/12 — 13 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)11/12 — 8 assists2111/1212/13 — 5 goals (Hamburger SV)12/13 — 10 assists1512/1313/14 — 8 goals (Hamburger SV)13/14 — 10 assists1813/1414/15 — 5 goals (Hamburger SV)14/15 — 3 assists814/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 2 goals (FC Midtjylland)16/17 — 2 assists416/1717/18 — 3 goals (FC Midtjylland Reserves)17/18 — 3 assists617/1818/19 — 1 goals (Esbjerg fB Reserves)118/1904/05 — €12M05/06 — €12M06/07 — €21M07/08 — €23M08/09 — €26M09/10 — €22M10/11 — €15M11/12 — €22M12/13 — €25M13/14 — €15M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €4.5M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €350K18/19 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 9900/0101/02: 171701/0202/03: 222202/0303/04: 8803/0404/05: 7704/0505/06: 161605/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 212107/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 151510/1111/12: 131311/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 8813/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 8800/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 6602/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 7704/0505/06: 9905/0606/07: 7706/0707/08: 161607/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 101013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
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
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
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
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames 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€26.00m197019701970
DateValue
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
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #34684 1 0 former national player
Team #16342 5 1 former national player
Team #16341 8 1 former national player
Team #16340 3 0 former national player
Team #11944 7 2 former national player
Team #10933 19 6 former national player
Team #3379 109 25 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Luka Modrić 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
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

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
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).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
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 / YearMilestoneDate
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.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 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

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

KPN Telecomp.
117 apps
52 G
24 A
Bundesliga
152 apps
45 G
39 A
Premier League
63 apps
24 G
16 A
LaLiga
65 apps
11 G
12 A
UEFA Cup
24 apps
11 G
7 A
Champions League
37 apps
9 G
5 A
DFB-Pokal
11 apps
6 G
6 A
Reserveligaen
8 apps
4 G
3 A
UI Cup
9 apps
4 G
1 A
Superliga
17 apps
2 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Rafael van der Vaart

Who is Rafael van der Vaart?

Rafael van der Vaart is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Rafael van der Vaart?

Rafael van der Vaart is 43 years old. He was born on February 11, 1983 in Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands.

What position does Rafael van der Vaart play?

Rafael van der Vaart plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Rafael van der Vaart play for?

Rafael van der Vaart currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Rafael van der Vaart scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Rafael van der Vaart has scored 175 goals in 546 appearances.