# List of international goals scored by Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played for the Netherlands national football team as a striker. He made his debut for the Netherlands in June 2005, coming on as a substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in a 2–0 victory over Romania. His first international goal came in his next appearance for the Netherlands, scoring the final goal in a 4–0 win against Finland in Helsinki during the qualification campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As of March 2023, Van Persie is the Netherlands' all-time top scorer, with 50 goals in 102 appearances, ahead of Memphis Depay (46 in 92) and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (42 in 76). He became the country's leading scorer in 2013, when he surpassed former leader Patrick Kluivert's tally of 40 goals. Van Persie made his 102nd and final appearance for the Netherlands in August 2017.
Van Persie 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 in an 8–1 win against Hungary in October 2013. He also scored twice in a single match on seven occasions. Van Persie scored more goals against Hungary (six) than any other nation. Twenty of his goals were scored in the Amsterdam Arena.
Van Persie scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with fifteen. He 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

    Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
Key :
| ‡ | Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick |
| G | C | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 2 | 8 June 2005 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | 12 | 16 June 2006 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 15 | 16 August 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland | Ireland | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 17 | 6 September 2006 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Belarus | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier |
| 5 | 17 | 6 September 2006 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | Belarus | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier |
| 6 | 18 | 7 October 2006 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier |
| 7 | 19 | 11 October 2006 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Albania | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier |
| 8 | 26 | 13 June 2008 | Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland | France | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 9 | 27 | 17 June 2008 | Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland | Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 10 | 29 | 20 August 2008 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 33 | 19 November 2008 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 33 | 19 November 2008 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sweden | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 35 | 28 March 2009 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Scotland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 14 | 39 | 5 September 2009 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | Japan | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 42 | 26 May 2010 | Badenova-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 42 | 26 May 2010 | Badenova-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 43 | 1 June 2010 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ghana | 4–1‡ | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 44 | 5 June 2010 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 1–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 47 | 24 June 2010 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 20 | 53 | 25 March 2011 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 21 | 54 | 29 March 2011 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 1–0 | 5–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 22 | 57 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | San Marino | 1–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 23 | 57 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | San Marino | 6–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 24 | 57 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | San Marino | 7–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 25 | 57 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | San Marino | 9–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier |
| 26 | 63 | 26 May 2012 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 27 | 65 | 2 June 2012 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 28 | 65 | 2 June 2012 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Northern Ireland | 3–0‡ | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 29 | 67 | 13 June 2012 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | Germany | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 30 | 69 | 7 September 2012 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 31 | 71 | 16 October 2012 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 32 | 73 | 22 March 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Estonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 33 | 74 | 26 March 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Romania | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 34 | 74 | 26 March 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Romania | 3–0‡ | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 35 | 76 | 11 June 2013 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | China | 1–0‡ | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 36 | 78 | 6 September 2013 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 2–2‡ | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 37 | 79 | 10 September 2013 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 38 | 79 | 10 September 2013 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 39 | 80 | 11 October 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 40 | 80 | 11 October 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 41 | 80 | 11 October 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 5–1 | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |
| 42 | 83 | 17 May 2014 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ecuador | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 43 | 84 | 31 May 2014 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 44 | 86 | 13 June 2014 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Spain | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 45 | 86 | 13 June 2014 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Spain | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 46 | 87 | 18 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Australia | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 47 | 91 | 12 July 2014 | Estádio Nacional, Brasília, Brazil | Brazil | 1–0‡ | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 48 | 94 | 10 October 2014 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Kazakhstan | 3–1‡ | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier |
| 49 | 96 | 16 November 2014 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Latvia | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier |
| 50 | 101 | 13 October 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Czech Republic | 2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier |

## Hat-tricks

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | San Marino | 4 – (7', 65', 67', 79') | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 2 | 11 October 2013 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hungary | 3 – (16', 44', 53') | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |