# Marco van Basten

Marco van Basten is a Dutch football player and manager, born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Van Basten played as a striker for AC Milan and Ajax. Van Basten scored 307 goals in 437 games for club and country and won 20 trophies, including 3 Ballon d'Ors, 2 Champions League titles and 7 league titles.

## Van Basten's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 379 | 283 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 24 |
| Total | 437 | 307 |

Goals per game: 0.70.

## Van Basten's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 20
- League titles: 7
- Domestic cups: 5
- Champions League: 2
- Other international club trophies: 5
- Trophies with Netherlands: 1
- Ballon d'Or: 3
- Individual awards: 57

### Ajax

- Eredivisie: 3 (1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85)
- KNVB Cup: 3 (1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87)
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1986–87)

### AC Milan

- Serie A: 4 (1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2 (1988, 1992)
- European Cup: 2 (1988–89, 1989–90)
- European Super Cup: 2 (1989, 1990)
- Intercontinental Cup: 2 (1989, 1990)

### Netherlands

- UEFA European Championship: 1 (1988)

### Individual

- Ballon d'Or: 3 (1988, 1989, 1992)
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 (1992)
- UEFA Best Player of the Year: 3 (1989, 1990, 1992)
- European Cup Top Scorer: 1 (1988–89)
- Capocannoniere: 2 (1989–90, 1991–92)
- Eredivisie Top Scorer: 4 (1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87)
- European Silver Boot: 1 (1983–84)
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1 (1985)
- European Golden Boot: 1 (1985–86)
- World Golden Boot: 1 (1985–86)
- Bravo Award: 1 (1987)
- Onze d'Argent: 2 (1987, 1992)
- and 26 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1981–1987: Ajax, 133 games, 128 goals
2. 1987–1995: AC Milan, 147 games, 90 goals

## What fans say about Van Basten

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## Compare Van Basten

- [Van Basten vs Cristiano Ronaldo](https://mygoat.football/vs/Cristiano_Ronaldo/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Ronaldo Nazário](https://mygoat.football/vs/Ronaldo_%28Brazilian_footballer%29/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Robert Lewandowski](https://mygoat.football/vs/Robert_Lewandowski/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Thierry Henry](https://mygoat.football/vs/Thierry_Henry/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Erling Haaland](https://mygoat.football/vs/Erling_Haaland/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Harry Kane](https://mygoat.football/vs/Harry_Kane/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Van Basten vs Gerd Müller](https://mygoat.football/vs/Gerd_M%C3%BCller/Marco_van_Basten)

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