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77 famous footballers in our data have played for Ajax, including Johan Cruyff, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Luis Suárez, Marco van Basten, Romário.

Famous players who played for Ajax

PlayerYears at Ajax
Johan Cruyff1964–1983
Zlatan Ibrahimović2000–2004
Luis Suárez2007–2011
Marco van Basten1981–1987
Romárioyears not recorded
Wesley Sneijder2002–2007
Dennis Bergkamp1986–1993
Louis van Gaal1972–2004
Jordan Henderson2024–2025
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar2006–2021
Frank Rijkaard1980–1995
Marc-André ter Stegenfrom 2026
Michael Laudrup1997–1998
Ronald Koeman1983–1986
Christian Eriksen2010–2013
Rafael van der Vaart2000–2005
Clarence Seedorf1992–1995
Thomas Vermaelen2003–2009
Toby Alderweireld2008–2013
Jan Vertonghen2006–2012
Hakim Ziyech2016–2020
Bojan Krkić2013–2014
Frenkie de Jong2016–2019
Daley Blindfrom 2008
Patrick Kluivert1994–1997
Ryan Babel2004–2013
Edgar Davids1991–2008
Jari Litmanen1992–2004
Matthijs de Ligt2016–2019
Filipe Luís2004–2005
Frank de Boer1988–1999
Maarten Stekelenburg2001–2023
Jasper Cillessen2011–2016
Arkadiusz Milik2014–2016
John Heitinga2001–2016
Nigel de Jong2002–2006
Johan Neeskens1970–1974
Gerald Vanenburg1980–1986
Andrcu Onana2016–2022
Nwankwo Kanu1993–1996
Oleksandr Zinchenkofrom 2026
Takehiro Tomiyasu2025–2026
Lisandro Martínez2019–2022
Aggelos Charisteas2005–2006
Marc Overmars1992–1997
Ryan Gravenberch2020–2022
Steven Pienaar2001–2006
Richard Witschge1986–2003
Rinus Michels1946–1958
Julian Brandtfrom 2026
Sofyan Amrabatfrom 2026
Noussair Mazraouiyears not recorded
Cristian Chivu1999–2003
Michael Krohn-Dehli2002–2008
Dušan Tadić2018–2023
Nicolás Tagliafico2018–2022
Gerónimo Rulli2023–2024
Kō Itakura2025–2026
Sergiño Dest2019–2020
Brian Laudrup1999–2000
Gregory van der Wiel2006–2012
Tim Krul2016–2017
Sébastien Haller2021–2022
Antony2020–2022
Jaap Stam2006–2007
Yossi Benayounyears not recorded
Marko Pantelić2009–2010
Benni McCarthy1997–1999
Bogdan Lobonț2000–2006
Davy Klaassenfrom 2011
Christian Poulsen2012–2014
Wim Jansen1980–1982
Kasper Dolbergfrom 2015
Francisco Conceição2022–2024
John van Loen1991–1993
Hayden Foxe1995–1997
Mohammed Kudus2020–2023

Ordered by how widely each player is covered on Wikipedia. Source: Wikidata (snapshot 2026-09-28).

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