Memphis Depay, the historic goal scorer

The good man standing before you is living a historic moment in his soccer career today!

If I asked you who is the all-time leading scorer for the Dutch national team,

you might say Cruyff, Van Basten, Van Nistelrooy, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Van Persie, or Robben.

The surprise is that none of these legends is the all-time leading scorer.

The good man standing before you scored two goals today against Lithuania and became the all-time leading scorer for the Netherlands national team with 52 goals!

Don’t be surprised, because Memphis Depay has been playing for

the Netherlands since the 2014 World Cup when he was 20 years old, which means 11 years ago!

Depay may not have been successful with big clubs like Manchester United, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid, and he currently plays in Brazil and has had some difficult times!

But today, Depay can forget all those times because he is living the happiest day of his life due to a legendary moment that says he is

the historic goal scorer for his country’s national team.

Memphis Depay does not have a significant track record with clubs.

His most notable experiences were with Barcelona, Eindhoven, Manchester United, and Atletico.

were all ordinary experiences.

He cannot be considered a Class A star or one of those players that fans would rush to sign for their clubs.

On the other hand, this man has had a legendary run with his national team, to the extent that he is now officially the Netherlands’ all-time leading scorer with 51 goals.

The Netherlands had Van Persie, Van Nistelrooy, Roy Makaay, and Patrick Kluivert, as well as Marco van Basten, Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, and Frank Rijkaard.

It is also the Netherlands that had Dennis Bergkamp, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, and Clarence Seedorf.

See these names?

Memphis Depay could be the Netherlands’ all-time leading scorer ahead of all of them!

That’s not normal, it’s not easy, it’s definitely something worthy of praise.

Depay loves qualifiers.

He scored 26 goals in qualifiers.

That means 50% of his goals with the Netherlands were in qualifiers alone.

Who remembers the 2014 World Cup?

Depay was a substitute player.

He came off the bench in the match against Australia.

The Netherlands were losing 2-1.

In 10 minutes, he set up the equalizer for Van Persie and scored the winning goal, earning them 6 points and advancing them to the round of 16.

Look at the names below Depay.

A team full of legends that has never won the World Cup.

They only have one Euro title, in 1988.

About Memphis Depay

He is a Dutch soccer player who plays as a striker for Corinthians in the Brazilian league

and the Dutch national team.

Depay shares the record for the highest number of goals scored in the history of the Dutch national team.

Depay was named the 2015 FIFA World Youth Player of the Year by France Football magazine.

Date and place of birth: February 13, 1994 (age 31), Moordrecht, Netherlands

Current teams: Corinthians (#10), Netherlands national football team (#10)

Dates joined: September 9, 2024 (Corinthians) ·

Height: 1.78 m

Parents: Dennis Depay, Cora Schensema

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