Ryan Babel

**Ryan Guno Babel** (; born 19 December 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played for TFF First League club Eyüpspor. He can play as a striker or left winger.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Ajax|2003–04|Eredivisie|1|0|—|—|0|0|0|0|1|0|||
|2004–05|Eredivisie|20|7|3|1|—|4|1|0|0|27|9||||
|2005–06|Eredivisie|25|2|3|2|—|11|2|1|1|40|7||||
|2006–07|Eredivisie|27|5|4|0|—|7|2|1|0|39|7||||
|rowspan="5"|Liverpool|2007–08|Premier League|30|4|4|1|2|0|13|5|—|49|10||
|2008–09|Premier League|27|3|3|0|2|0|10|1|—|42|4||||
|2009–10|Premier League|25|4|1|0|2|0|10|2|—|38|6||||
|2010–11|Premier League|9|1|1|0|1|0|6|1|—|17|2||||
|rowspan="3"|1899 Hoffenheim|2010–11|Bundesliga|15|1|1|0|—|—|—|16|1||||
|2011–12|Bundesliga|31|4|4|1|—|—|—|35|5||||||
|Ajax|2012–13|Eredivisie|16|4|2|1|—|4|0|0|0|22|5|||
|rowspan="3"|Kasımpaşa|2013–14|Süper Lig|29|5|1|0|—|—|—|30|5||||
|2014–15|Süper Lig|29|9|0|0|—|—|—|29|9||||||
|Al-Ain|2015–16|UAE Pro League|8|1|0|0|5|1|—|1|0|14|2|||
|Deportivo La Coruña|2016–17|La Liga|11|4|1|1|—|—|—|12|5|||||
|rowspan="4"|Beşiktaş|2016–17|Süper Lig|18|5|0|0|—|6|3|0|0|24|8||
|2017–18|Süper Lig|32|13|4|0|—|6|2|1|0|43|15||||
|2018–19|Süper Lig|12|4|0|0|—|7|2|—|19|6|||||
|Fulham|2018–19|Premier League|16|5|0|0|0|0|—|—|16|5||||
|rowspan="4"|Galatasaray|2019–20|Süper Lig|15|5|0|0|—|4|0|1|0|20|5||
|2020–21|Süper Lig|32|7|2|0|—|3|1|—|37|8|||||
|2021–22|Süper Lig|30|3|0|0|—|13|1|—|43|4|||||
|Ajax (loan)|2019–20|Eredivisie|5|0|2|1|—|2|0|0|0|9|1|||
|Eyüpspor|2022–23|TFF First League|27|5|1|0|—|—|—|28|5|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="17"|Netherlands|2005|4|2|
|2006|7|1|||
|2007|10|1|||
|2008|8|1|||
|2009|8|0|||
|2010|3|0|||
|2011|2|0|||
|2012|0|0|||
|2013|0|0|||
|2014|0|0|||
|2015|0|0|||
|2016|0|0|||
|2017|4|1|||
|2018|8|2|||
|2019|9|2|||
|2020|4|0|||
|2021|2|0|||
- _As of match played 9 September 2019. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Babel goal._

|scope=col|No.|scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date|scope=col|Venue|scope=col|Opponent|scope=col|Score|scope=col|Result|scope=col|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 March 2005|Stadionul Giuleşti, Bucharest, Romania||2–0|2–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||
|12 November 2005|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||1–0|1–3|Friendly|||||||||
|1 June 2006|Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands||2–1|2–1|Friendly|||||||||
|7 February 2007|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||1–0|4–1|Friendly|||||||||
|24 May 2008|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||3–0|3–0|Friendly|||||||||
|14 November 2017|Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania||2–0|3–0|Friendly|||||||||
|26 March 2018|Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland||2–0|3–0|Friendly|||||||||
|9 September 2018|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France||1–1|1–2|2018–19 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||
|9 September 2019|A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia||1–0|4–0|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|||||||||
|align=center|2–0|||||||||||||

## Honours

**Ajax**
- Eredivisie: 2003–04, 2012–13
- KNVB Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2005, 2006

**Al Ain**
- UAE Super Cup: 2015

**Beşiktaş**
- Süper Lig: 2016–17

**Galatasaray**
- Turkish Super Cup: 2019

**Netherlands U21**
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2007

**Netherlands**
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2018–19

**Individual**
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2007
- Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2006–07

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Ryan Babel
- **image**: Ryan-babel-6.jpg
- **full name**: Ryan Guno Babel
- **birth place**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **height**: 1.85 m
- **position**: Winger (association football), Winger
- **youthyears1**: 1992–1994
- **youthclubs1**: SV Diemen
- **youthyears2**: 1994–1997
- **youthclubs2**: ASV Fortius
- **youthyears3**: 1997–2004
- **youthclubs3**: Ajax Youth Academy, Ajax
- **years1**: 2004–2007
- **clubs1**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **caps1**: 73
- **goals1**: 14
- **years2**: 2007–2011
- **clubs2**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps2**: 91
- **goals2**: 12
- **years3**: 2011–2012
- **clubs3**: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 1899 Hoffenheim
- **caps3**: 46
- **goals3**: 5
- **years4**: 2012–2013
- **clubs4**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **caps4**: 16
- **goals4**: 4
- **years5**: 2013–2015
- **clubs5**: Kasımpaşa S.K., Kasımpaşa
- **caps5**: 58
- **goals5**: 14
- **years6**: 2015–2016
- **clubs6**: Al Ain FC, Al Ain
- **caps6**: 8
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 2016
- **clubs7**: Deportivo de La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña
- **caps7**: 11
- **goals7**: 4
- **years8**: 2017–2019
- **clubs8**: Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş
- **caps8**: 62
- **goals8**: 22
- **years9**: 2019
- **clubs9**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **caps9**: 16
- **goals9**: 5
- **years10**: 2019–2022
- **clubs10**: Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray
- **caps10**: 77
- **goals10**: 15
- **years11**: 2020
- **clubs11**: → AFC Ajax, Ajax (loan)
- **caps11**: 5
- **goals11**: 0
- **years12**: 2022–2023
- **clubs12**: Eyüpspor
- **caps12**: 28
- **goals12**: 5
- **nationalyears1**: 2002–2003
- **nationalteam1**: Netherlands national under-17 football team, Netherlands U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 6
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 2003–2004
- **nationalteam2**: Netherlands national under-19 football team, Netherlands U19
- **nationalcaps2**: 6
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2004–2005
- **nationalteam3**: Netherlands U20
- **nationalcaps3**: 4
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **nationalyears4**: 2005–2007
- **nationalteam4**: Netherlands national under-21 football team, Netherlands U21
- **nationalcaps4**: 5
- **nationalgoals4**: 2
- **nationalyears5**: 2008
- **nationalteam5**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands U23
- **nationalcaps5**: 5
- **nationalgoals5**: 2
- **nationalyears6**: 2005–2021
- **nationalteam6**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **nationalcaps6**: 69
- **nationalgoals6**: 10
- **club-update**: 15 February 2024
- **nationalteam-update**: 23:04, 30 March 2021 (UTC)