List of international goals scored by Robin van Persie


is a Dutch retired professional footballer, who represented the Netherlands as a striker. He made his debut for his country in June 2005, coming on as a substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in a 2–0 victory over Romania. His first international goal came on his next appearance for the Netherlands, scoring the final goal in a 4-0 defeat of Finland in Helsinki during the qualification campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup., van Persie is his country's top scorer with 50 goals in 102 appearances, ahead of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and former all-time top scorer Patrick Kluivert. Van Persie made his last appearance for the Netherlands in August 2017 in a 4-0 World Cup qualifier defeat to France.
Van Persie has scored two hat-tricks during his international career. In September 2011, he scored four goals in an 11–0 victory against San Marino in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match. He also scored three goals in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hungary in an 8–1 win in October 2013. He has also scored twice in a single match on seven occasions. Van Persie has scored more goals against Hungary than any other nation. Twenty of his goals were scored in the Johan Cruyff Arena.
Van Persie has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with fifteen. He has scored thirteen goals in qualifying for both the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, six in FIFA World Cup finals and three in the UEFA Euro finals.

International goals

Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick

GoalCapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
128 June 2005Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland4–04–02006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
21216 June 2006Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup
31516 August 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland4–04–0Friendly
4176 September 2006Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands1–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier
5176 September 2006Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands2–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier
6187 October 2006Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria1–11–1UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier
71911 October 2006Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–02–1UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier
82613 June 2008Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland2–04–1UEFA Euro 2008
92717 June 2008Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland2–02–0UEFA Euro 2008
102920 August 2008Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–01–1Friendly
113319 November 2008Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–03–1Friendly
123319 November 2008Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–13–1Friendly
133528 March 2009Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
14395 September 2009De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands1–03–0Friendly
154226 May 2010Badenova-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany1–02–1Friendly
164226 May 2010Badenova-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany2–02–1Friendly
17431 June 2010De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands4–14–1Friendly
18445 June 2010Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–16–1Friendly
194724 June 2010Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup
205325 March 2011Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary4–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
215429 March 2011Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–05–3UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
22572 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands1–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
23572 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands6–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
24572 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands7–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
25572 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands9–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier
266326 May 2012Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–01–2Friendly
27652 June 2012Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–06–0Friendly
28652 June 2012Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–06–0Friendly
296713 June 2012Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine1–21–2UEFA Euro 2012
30697 September 2012Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
317116 October 2012Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania4–14–12014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
327322 March 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
337426 March 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–04–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
347426 March 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–04–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
357611 June 2013Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China1–02–0Friendly
36786 September 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
377910 September 2013Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
387910 September 2013Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
398011 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–08–12014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
408011 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands4–08–12014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
418011 October 2013Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands5–18–12014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
428317 May 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–11–1Friendly
438431 May 2014De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–01–0Friendly
448613 June 2014Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil1–15–12014 FIFA World Cup
458613 June 2014Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil4–15–12014 FIFA World Cup
468718 June 2014Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil2–23–22014 FIFA World Cup
479112 July 2014Estádio Nacional, Brasília, Brazil1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup
489410 October 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands3–13–1UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier
499616 November 2014Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier
5010113 October 2015Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–32–3UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier

Statistics

YearAppsGoals
200571
2006126
200740
200895
200982
2010115
201196
2012107
20131010
2014158
201551
201600
201710
Total10250

CompetitionGoals
Friendlies15
FIFA World Cup qualifiers13
UEFA European Championship qualifiers13
FIFA World Cup finals6
UEFA European Championship|3
Total50

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