Rafael van der Vaart

**Rafael van der Vaart** (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Tottenham Hotspur and Netherlands national team.

### Club

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|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="7"|Ajax|class="nowrap"|1999–2000|Eredivisie|1|0|0|0|—|0|0|—|1|0||
|2000–01|Eredivisie|27|7|1|0|—|4|2|—|32|9|||||
|2001–02|Eredivisie|20|14|2|2|—|5|1|—|27|17|||||
|2002–03|Eredivisie|21|18|2|0|—|6|2|1|2|30|22||||
|2003–04|Eredivisie|26|7|1|0|—|7|1|—|34|8|||||
|2004–05|Eredivisie|22|6|2|0|—|7|1|1|0|32|7||||
|rowspan="4"|Hamburger SV|2005–06|Bundesliga|19|9|2|0|—|8|5|7|2|36|16||
|2006–07|Bundesliga|26|8|0|0|2|0|5|3|—|33|11||||
|2007–08|Bundesliga|29|12|4|4|—|9|3|2|2|44|21||||
|rowspan="3"|Real Madrid|2008–09|La Liga|32|5|1|0|—|7|0|2|0|42|5||
|2009–10|La Liga|26|6|2|1|—|3|0|—|31|7|||||
|rowspan="4"|Tottenham Hotspur|2010–11|Premier League|28|13|1|0|0|0|7|2|—|36|15||
|2011–12|Premier League|33|11|4|1|1|0|1|1|—|39|13||||
|2012–13|Premier League|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|2|0||||
|rowspan="4"|Hamburger SV|2012–13|Bundesliga|27|5|0|0|—|—|—|27|5||||
|2013–14|Bundesliga|27|7|3|1|—|—|2|0|32|8|||||
|2014–15|Bundesliga|24|4|2|1|—|—|1|0|27|5|||||
|Real Betis|2015–16|La Liga|7|0|2|0|—|—|—|9|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|Midtjylland|2016–17|Danish Superliga|15|2|2|0|—|1|0|—|18|2|||
|2017–18|Danish Superliga|2|0|0|0|—|0|0|—|2|0|||||
|Esbjerg fB|2018–19|Danish Superliga|3|0|1|0|—|—|—|4|0|||||

### International

**Appearances and goals by national team and year**
|Team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="13"|Netherlands|2001|1|0|
|2002|2|0|||
|2003|10|3|||
|2004|13|1|||
|2005|9|2|||
|2006|5|1|||
|2007|10|5|||
|2008|14|1|||
|2009|10|2|||
|2010|14|1|||
|2011|5|1|||
|2012|10|4|||
|2013|6|4|||

_Scores and results list the Netherlands's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each van der Vaart goal._
|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|6 September 2003|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||1–0|3–1|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification|
|2.|10 September 2003|Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic||1–2|1–3|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification|
|3.|11 October 2003|Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands||4–0|5–0|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification|
|4.|1 June 2004|Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland||1–0|3–0|Friendly|
|5.|7 September 2005|Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands||1–0|4–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|6.|8 October 2005|Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic||1–0|2–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|7.|15 November 2006|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||1–1|1–1|Friendly|
|8.|7 February 2007|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||4–1|4–1|Friendly|
|9.|2 June 2007|Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|10.|2–0||||||
|11.|6 June 2007|Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand||1–0|3–1|Friendly|
|12.|21 November 2007|Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus||1–2|1–2|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification|
|13.|10 September 2008|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia||2–0|2–1|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|14.|1 April 2009|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||4–0|4–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|15.|12 August 2009|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||2–0|2–2|Friendly|
|16.|1 June 2010|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||2–0|4–1|Friendly|
|17.|25 March 2011|Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary||1–0|4–0|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification|
|18.|30 May 2012|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|19.|17 June 2012|Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine||1–0|1–2|UEFA Euro 2012|
|20.|12 October 2012|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||1–0|3–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|21.|16 October 2012|Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania||3–1|4–1|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|22.|22 March 2013|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||1–0|3–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|23.|26 March 2013|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||1–0|4–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|24.|11 October 2013|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands||7–1|8–1|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|25.|16 November 2013|Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium||1–0|2–2|Friendly|

### Managerial

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Nat|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=8|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Esbjerg (interim)||9 March 2022|30 June 2022|||||||

## Honours

**Ajax**
- Eredivisie: 2001–02, 2003–04
- KNVB Cup: 2001–02
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2002

**Hamburger SV**
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005, 2007

**Real Madrid**
- Supercopa de España: 2008

**FC Midtjylland**
- Danish Superliga: 2017–18

**Netherlands**
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010

**Individual**
- Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award) 1999–2000
- Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2000–01
- Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2001–02
- Amsterdam Talent of the Year: 2000
- Amsterdam Sportsman of the year: 2001
- Amsterdam Tournament Most Valuable Player: 2001
- Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2001
- European Talent of the Year: 2002
- Golden Boy Award: 2003
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: September 2005
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 2010

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Rafael van der Vaart
- **image**: Rafael van der Vaart 2014.jpg
- **caption**: Van der Vaart at practice with Hamburger SV in 2014
- **fullname**: Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
- **birth place**: Heemskerk, Netherlands
- **height**: 1.76 m
- **position**: Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Attacking midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1987–1993
- **youthclubs1**: De Kennemers
- **youthyears2**: 1993–2000
- **youthclubs2**: Ajax Academy, Ajax
- **years1**: 2000–2005
- **years2**: 2005–2008
- **years3**: 2008–2010
- **years4**: 2010–2012
- **years5**: 2012–2015
- **years6**: 2015–2016
- **years7**: 2016–2018
- **years8**: 2018
- **clubs1**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **clubs2**: Hamburger SV
- **clubs3**: Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid
- **clubs4**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur
- **clubs5**: Hamburger SV
- **clubs6**: Real Betis, Betis
- **clubs7**: FC Midtjylland, Midtjylland
- **clubs8**: Esbjerg fB
- **caps1**: 117
- **goals1**: 52
- **caps2**: 74
- **goals2**: 30
- **caps3**: 58
- **goals3**: 11
- **caps4**: 63
- **goals4**: 24
- **caps5**: 78
- **goals5**: 16
- **caps6**: 7
- **goals6**: 0
- **caps7**: 17
- **goals7**: 2
- **caps8**: 3
- **goals8**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 417
- **totalgoals**: 135
- **nationalyears1**: 1998–1999
- **nationalteam1**: Netherlands national under-17 football team, Netherlands U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 13
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
- **nationalyears2**: 1999–2000
- **nationalteam2**: Netherlands national under-19 football team, Netherlands U19
- **nationalcaps2**: 8
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2000–2001
- **nationalteam3**: Netherlands national under-21 football team, Netherlands U21
- **nationalcaps3**: 4
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **nationalyears4**: 2001–2013
- **nationalteam4**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **nationalcaps4**: 109
- **nationalgoals4**: 25
- **manageryears1**: 2021–2023
- **managerclubs1**: Esbjerg fB (assistant)
- **manageryears2**: 2022
- **managerclubs2**: Esbjerg fB (interim)