Overview of the most efficient goalscorers at Ajax, for each player who scored at least 10 goals the overview shows the number of matches, the number of minutes, the number of goals, the goals per match and the minutes per goal.
We have chosen to by default sort the table on the minutes per goal rather than the goals per match, which gave as an interesting outcome that not only known topscorers Ruud Geels and Marco van Basten, but also players with relatively less minutes per match like Benni McCarthy and Dmitri Bulykin reached the top of this list.
Who would have thought that Dmitri Bulykin is the most efficient goalscorer who played for Ajax (since 1956).
When we look at recently loaned out Danny Hoesen and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson we also notice that although Sigthorsson scores significant more goals per match, Hoesen is the more efficient goalscorer when it comes to minutes played per goal scored.
Siem de Jong can only be found lower on this list, but a fair comparison cannot be made based on these total numbers as Siem de Jong often played as a midfielder. Similarly Sigthorsson and a lot of other strikers in the list did not play all their games in the same position, so any comparison has limited value.
Player | Matches | Minutes | Minutes per Match | Goals | Goals per Match | Minutes per Goal |
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Johan Cruijff | 369 | 32015 | 86.8 | 271 | 0.734 | 118.1 |
Sjaak Swart | 603 | 52212 | 86.6 | 227 | 0.376 | 230 |
Henk Groot | 302 | 26986 | 89.4 | 211 | 0.699 | 127.9 |
Piet Keizer | 489 | 42140 | 86.2 | 189 | 0.387 | 223 |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 257 | 17958 | 69.9 | 159 | 0.619 | 112.9 |
Ruud Geels | 166 | 14260 | 85.9 | 153 | 0.922 | 93.2 |
Marco van Basten | 172 | 14129 | 82.1 | 152 | 0.884 | 93 |
Jari Litmanen | 255 | 18435 | 72.3 | 133 | 0.522 | 138.6 |
Cees Groot | 152 | 13655 | 89.8 | 129 | 0.849 | 105.9 |
Dennis Bergkamp | 237 | 17897 | 75.5 | 121 | 0.511 | 147.9 |
Luis Suárez | 158 | 13325 | 84.3 | 111 | 0.703 | 120 |
John Bosman | 164 | 11451 | 69.8 | 106 | 0.646 | 108 |
Dick Schoenaker | 348 | 30518 | 87.7 | 104 | 0.299 | 293.4 |
Stefan Pettersson | 197 | 15534 | 78.9 | 100 | 0.508 | 155.3 |
Søren Lerby | 269 | 22450 | 83.5 | 92 | 0.342 | 244 |
Dusan Tadic | 194 | 16444 | 84.8 | 92 | 0.474 | 178.7 |
Klaas Nuninga | 186 | 16441 | 88.4 | 89 | 0.478 | 184.7 |
Siem de Jong | 277 | 19681 | 71.1 | 88 | 0.318 | 223.6 |
Davy Klaassen | 271 | 20833 | 76.9 | 82 | 0.303 | 254.1 |
Wim Kieft | 117 | 9788 | 83.7 | 78 | 0.667 | 125.5 |
Frank Arnesen | 213 | 17952 | 84.3 | 75 | 0.352 | 239.4 |
Gerald Vanenburg | 209 | 16969 | 81.2 | 72 | 0.344 | 235.7 |
Gerrie Mühren | 300 | 25985 | 86.6 | 72 | 0.24 | 360.9 |
Frank Rijkaard | 337 | 28448 | 84.4 | 71 | 0.211 | 400.7 |
Shota Arveladze | 125 | 8910 | 71.3 | 71 | 0.568 | 125.5 |
Dick van Dijk | 117 | 9661 | 82.6 | 69 | 0.59 | 140 |
Tscheu La Ling | 222 | 17342 | 78.1 | 66 | 0.297 | 262.8 |
Ronald de Boer | 306 | 23541 | 76.9 | 64 | 0.209 | 367.8 |
Lasse Schöne | 287 | 20572 | 71.7 | 64 | 0.223 | 321.4 |
Rafael van der Vaart | 156 | 12485 | 80 | 63 | 0.404 | 198.2 |
Co Prins | 184 | 16566 | 90 | 60 | 0.326 | 276.1 |
Aron Winter | 302 | 24826 | 82.2 | 59 | 0.195 | 420.8 |
Wesley Sneijder | 180 | 13869 | 77.1 | 58 | 0.322 | 239.1 |
Patrick Kluivert | 100 | 7316 | 73.2 | 52 | 0.52 | 140.7 |
Wim Bleijenberg | 88 | 7843 | 89.1 | 51 | 0.58 | 153.8 |
Johnny Rep | 124 | 9036 | 72.9 | 50 | 0.403 | 180.7 |
Hakim Ziyech | 165 | 13792 | 83.6 | 50 | 0.303 | 275.8 |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | 110 | 7191 | 65.4 | 48 | 0.436 | 149.8 |
Sébastien Haller | 66 | 5374 | 81.4 | 47 | 0.712 | 114.3 |
David Neres | 180 | 10700 | 59.4 | 47 | 0.261 | 227.7 |
Arek Milik | 76 | 5442 | 71.6 | 47 | 0.618 | 115.8 |
Kasper Dolberg | 119 | 7244 | 60.9 | 45 | 0.378 | 161 |
Marc Overmars | 191 | 15839 | 82.9 | 44 | 0.23 | 360 |
Nikos Machlas | 93 | 6188 | 66.5 | 44 | 0.473 | 140.6 |
Frank de Boer | 434 | 37947 | 87.4 | 43 | 0.099 | 882.5 |
Donny van de Beek | 175 | 12350 | 70.6 | 41 | 0.234 | 301.2 |
Piet van der Kuil | 98 | 8655 | 88.3 | 40 | 0.408 | 216.4 |
Johan Neeskens | 171 | 14747 | 86.2 | 39 | 0.228 | 378.1 |
Ray Clarke | 44 | 3976 | 90.4 | 38 | 0.864 | 104.6 |
Miralem Sulejmani | 157 | 10098 | 64.3 | 38 | 0.242 | 265.7 |
Arnold Mühren | 218 | 15774 | 72.4 | 37 | 0.17 | 426.3 |
Bennie Muller | 425 | 36868 | 86.7 | 37 | 0.087 | 996.4 |
Wamberto | 156 | 10155 | 65.1 | 37 | 0.237 | 274.5 |
Danny Blind | 493 | 43355 | 87.9 | 36 | 0.073 | 1204.3 |
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 106 | 6403 | 60.4 | 35 | 0.33 | 182.9 |
Edgar Davids | 183 | 14461 | 79 | 34 | 0.186 | 425.3 |
John van 't Schip | 347 | 27243 | 78.5 | 33 | 0.095 | 825.5 |
Viktor Fischer | 111 | 6860 | 61.8 | 33 | 0.297 | 207.9 |
Arie Haan | 180 | 15266 | 84.8 | 33 | 0.183 | 462.6 |
Christian Eriksen | 162 | 12056 | 74.4 | 32 | 0.198 | 376.8 |
Ronald Koeman | 114 | 9776 | 85.8 | 31 | 0.272 | 315.4 |
Ryan Babel | 142 | 9123 | 64.2 | 30 | 0.211 | 304.1 |
Ruud Krol | 457 | 40229 | 88 | 30 | 0.066 | 1341 |
Loek den Edel | 56 | 4674 | 83.5 | 29 | 0.518 | 161.2 |
Willy Brokamp | 65 | 5281 | 81.2 | 29 | 0.446 | 182.1 |
Tomás Galásek | 202 | 16778 | 83.1 | 28 | 0.139 | 599.2 |
Jan Vertonghen | 220 | 18998 | 86.4 | 28 | 0.127 | 678.5 |
Donald Feldmann | 75 | 6810 | 90.8 | 28 | 0.373 | 243.2 |
Arno Steffenhagen | 96 | 6824 | 71.1 | 28 | 0.292 | 243.7 |
Jesper Olsen | 103 | 9045 | 87.8 | 27 | 0.262 | 335 |
Jan Wouters | 194 | 17262 | 89 | 27 | 0.139 | 639.3 |
Nwankwo Kanu | 73 | 4679 | 64.1 | 27 | 0.37 | 173.3 |
Inge Danielsson | 45 | 3645 | 81 | 27 | 0.6 | 135 |
Kenneth Pérez | 66 | 3643 | 55.2 | 26 | 0.394 | 140.1 |
Wim Jonk | 126 | 10067 | 79.9 | 26 | 0.206 | 387.2 |
Mido | 63 | 3378 | 53.6 | 26 | 0.413 | 129.9 |
Peet Petersen | 118 | 10569 | 89.6 | 26 | 0.22 | 406.5 |
Willy Schmidt | 82 | 7373 | 89.9 | 25 | 0.305 | 294.9 |
Richard Knopper | 78 | 5587 | 71.6 | 25 | 0.321 | 223.5 |
Tijjani Babangida | 102 | 6795 | 66.6 | 25 | 0.245 | 271.8 |
John Heitinga | 218 | 17695 | 81.2 | 25 | 0.115 | 707.8 |
Ronald Spelbos | 126 | 10885 | 86.4 | 24 | 0.19 | 453.5 |
Finidi George | 122 | 10299 | 84.4 | 24 | 0.197 | 429.1 |
Barry Hulshoff | 386 | 33383 | 86.5 | 24 | 0.062 | 1391 |
Benni McCarthy | 53 | 2398 | 45.2 | 24 | 0.453 | 99.9 |
Anwar El-Ghazi | 100 | 6416 | 64.2 | 23 | 0.23 | 279 |
Urby Emanuelson | 255 | 20555 | 80.6 | 22 | 0.086 | 934.3 |
Geert Meijer | 94 | 6224 | 66.2 | 22 | 0.234 | 282.9 |
Antony | 79 | 5407 | 68.4 | 22 | 0.278 | 245.8 |
Andy van der Meijde | 122 | 8790 | 72 | 22 | 0.18 | 399.5 |
Quincy Promes | 53 | 3452 | 65.1 | 22 | 0.415 | 156.9 |
Piet Ouderland | 234 | 20756 | 88.7 | 21 | 0.09 | 988.4 |
Felix Gasselich | 71 | 4920 | 69.3 | 21 | 0.296 | 234.3 |
Marko Pantelić | 38 | 2695 | 70.9 | 21 | 0.553 | 128.3 |
Markus Rosenberg | 63 | 3941 | 62.6 | 20 | 0.317 | 197.1 |
Jan Mulder | 71 | 5589 | 78.7 | 20 | 0.282 | 279.5 |
Bryan Roy | 155 | 10729 | 69.2 | 19 | 0.123 | 564.7 |
Nourdin Boukhari | 100 | 5697 | 57 | 19 | 0.19 | 299.8 |
Edo Ophof | 193 | 15336 | 79.5 | 19 | 0.098 | 807.2 |
Bob Westra | 46 | 4105 | 89.2 | 19 | 0.413 | 216.1 |
Mounir El Hamdaoui | 38 | 3040 | 80 | 19 | 0.5 | 160 |
Wim Suurbier | 509 | 45227 | 88.9 | 19 | 0.037 | 2380.4 |
Rob Witschge | 122 | 9297 | 76.2 | 18 | 0.148 | 516.5 |
Jan Seelen | 30 | 2700 | 90 | 18 | 0.6 | 150 |
Richard Witschge | 286 | 22119 | 77.3 | 18 | 0.063 | 1228.8 |
Ron Willems | 52 | 2172 | 41.8 | 18 | 0.346 | 120.7 |
Velibor Vasović | 204 | 18309 | 89.8 | 18 | 0.088 | 1017.2 |
Steven Pienaar | 133 | 9734 | 73.2 | 18 | 0.135 | 540.8 |
Dani | 98 | 6182 | 63.1 | 17 | 0.173 | 363.6 |
Simon Tahamata | 149 | 11356 | 76.2 | 17 | 0.114 | 668 |
Rob de Wit | 77 | 6057 | 78.7 | 17 | 0.221 | 356.3 |
Amin Younes | 100 | 7388 | 73.9 | 17 | 0.17 | 434.6 |
Keje Molenaar | 99 | 6837 | 69.1 | 17 | 0.172 | 402.2 |
Marciano Vink | 140 | 10507 | 75.1 | 16 | 0.114 | 656.7 |
Derk Boerrigter | 66 | 4097 | 62.1 | 16 | 0.242 | 256.1 |
Jesper Grønkjær | 70 | 5089 | 72.7 | 16 | 0.229 | 318.1 |
Demy de Zeeuw | 95 | 7118 | 74.9 | 16 | 0.168 | 444.9 |
Nicolás Tagliafico | 169 | 13321 | 78.8 | 16 | 0.095 | 832.6 |
Angelos Charisteas | 45 | 2631 | 58.5 | 15 | 0.333 | 175.4 |
Dennis Rommedahl | 86 | 4532 | 52.7 | 15 | 0.174 | 302.1 |
Toby Alderweireld | 186 | 16124 | 86.7 | 15 | 0.081 | 1074.9 |
Hennie Meijer | 35 | 1944 | 55.5 | 15 | 0.429 | 129.6 |
Peter Hoekstra | 87 | 5681 | 65.3 | 15 | 0.172 | 378.7 |
Brian Laudrup | 38 | 3155 | 83 | 15 | 0.395 | 210.3 |
Wesley Sonck | 47 | 3151 | 67 | 15 | 0.319 | 210.1 |
Peter Boeve | 296 | 24458 | 82.6 | 14 | 0.047 | 1747 |
John van Loen | 48 | 2491 | 51.9 | 14 | 0.292 | 177.9 |
Nicolae Mitea | 75 | 3325 | 44.3 | 14 | 0.187 | 237.5 |
Darío Cvitanich | 41 | 2043 | 49.8 | 13 | 0.317 | 157.2 |
Daley Blind | 314 | 25706 | 81.9 | 13 | 0.041 | 1977.4 |
Danny Hoesen | 44 | 1693 | 38.5 | 13 | 0.295 | 130.2 |
Dean Gorré | 48 | 2605 | 54.3 | 13 | 0.271 | 200.4 |
Matthijs de Ligt | 117 | 9915 | 84.7 | 13 | 0.111 | 762.7 |
Cedric van der Gun | 37 | 2097 | 56.7 | 13 | 0.351 | 161.3 |
Nigel de Jong | 133 | 9587 | 72.1 | 13 | 0.098 | 737.5 |
Mauro Rosales | 91 | 6436 | 70.7 | 13 | 0.143 | 495.1 |
Gregory van der Wiel | 191 | 16341 | 85.6 | 13 | 0.068 | 1257 |
Michael Laudrup | 30 | 2200 | 73.3 | 13 | 0.433 | 169.2 |
Bertrand Traoré | 39 | 3072 | 78.8 | 13 | 0.333 | 236.3 |
Cristian Chivu | 142 | 11761 | 82.8 | 13 | 0.092 | 904.7 |
Justin Kluivert | 56 | 3677 | 65.7 | 13 | 0.232 | 282.8 |
Zakaria Labyad | 54 | 2222 | 41.1 | 13 | 0.241 | 170.9 |
Brian Brobbey | 32 | 874 | 27.3 | 13 | 0.406 | 67.2 |
Hans Erkens | 107 | 8411 | 78.6 | 12 | 0.112 | 700.9 |
Ryan Gravenberch | 103 | 7967 | 77.3 | 12 | 0.117 | 663.9 |
Steven Berghuis | 45 | 3344 | 74.3 | 12 | 0.267 | 278.7 |
Lassina Traoré | 31 | 1345 | 43.4 | 12 | 0.387 | 112.1 |
Karel Vesters | 52 | 4770 | 91.7 | 11 | 0.212 | 433.6 |
Clarence Seedorf | 90 | 6252 | 69.5 | 11 | 0.122 | 568.4 |
Lorenzo Ebecilio | 52 | 3068 | 59 | 11 | 0.212 | 278.9 |
Jan Mølby | 73 | 5785 | 79.2 | 11 | 0.151 | 525.9 |
Hedwiges Maduro | 107 | 7942 | 74.2 | 11 | 0.103 | 722 |
Pim van Dord | 173 | 13926 | 80.5 | 11 | 0.064 | 1266 |
Jan Snoeks | 31 | 2746 | 88.6 | 10 | 0.323 | 274.6 |
Dmitri Bulykin | 26 | 924 | 35.5 | 10 | 0.385 | 92.4 |
René Notten | 98 | 8217 | 83.8 | 10 | 0.102 | 821.7 |
Noussair Mazraoui | 137 | 9890 | 72.2 | 10 | 0.073 | 989 |
Maxwell | 156 | 12863 | 82.5 | 10 | 0.064 | 1286.3 |
Ton Blanker | 21 | 1314 | 62.6 | 10 | 0.476 | 131.4 |
Thomas Vermaelen | 143 | 11773 | 82.3 | 10 | 0.07 | 1177.3 |
Gabri | 118 | 8869 | 75.2 | 10 | 0.085 | 886.9 |
Kennedy Bakırcıoğlu | 53 | 2725 | 51.4 | 10 | 0.189 | 272.5 |
Mark Verkuyl | 62 | 5399 | 87.1 | 10 | 0.161 | 539.9 |
Thulani Serero | 121 | 7182 | 59.4 | 10 | 0.083 | 718.2 |
Joël Veltman | 246 | 20412 | 83 | 10 | 0.041 | 2041.2 |
Ruud Suurendonk | 85 | 5351 | 63 | 10 | 0.118 | 535.1 |
Martin van Geel | 31 | 1682 | 54.3 | 10 | 0.323 | 168.2 |
Yannis Anastasiou | 38 | 1956 | 51.5 | 10 | 0.263 | 195.6 |