Permanent historical factsheet

Ajax First-Team Debut

Netherlands · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

11Records
1964–2016Date range
11Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1964

Johan Cruyff15 November 1964

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut against GVAV and scores in a 3-1 defeat.

1980

Frank Rijkaard1980

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut and begins a career as a versatile defender and midfielder.

1982

Marco van BastenApril 1982

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut and scores after coming on as a substitute for Johan Cruyff.

1986

Dennis BergkampDecember 1986

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut after progressing through the club's youth system.

1990

Frank de BoerSeptember 1990

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut and becomes a long-serving defender for club and country.

Edwin van der Sar1990

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his senior Ajax debut and develops into the club's first-choice goalkeeper.

1991

Edgar DavidsSeptember 1991

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his senior debut for Ajax and becomes an energetic central midfielder.

1992

Clarence SeedorfNovember 1992

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut at the age of sixteen.

1994

Patrick KluivertAugust 1994

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut as a teenager and quickly establishes himself as a prolific striker.

2002

Wesley SneijderDecember 2002

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut after progressing through the club's academy.

2016

Matthijs de LigtSeptember 2016

Amsterdam · Sport / Football

Makes his Ajax first-team debut as a seventeen-year-old defender.

Names involved

Clarence SeedorfDennis BergkampEdgar DavidsEdwin van der SarFrank de BoerFrank RijkaardJohan CruyffMarco van BastenMatthijs de LigtPatrick KluivertWesley Sneijder

Provenance

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