Who is the best Ajax player of all time?

Rank the finest players in Ajax's illustrious history, a club synonymous with total football and developing world-class talent.

Johan Cruyff

Dutch total football pioneer who is inseparable from Ajax's identity, winning three consecutive European Cups from 1971–73 and three Ballon d'Or awards while in Amsterdam.

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Marco van Basten

Clinical Dutch striker who earned a hat-trick of Ballon d'Or awards after his Ajax years, where he was already demonstrating the technique and finishing that would define his career.

2/11

Dennis Bergkamp

Technically brilliant Dutch forward who emerged through the Ajax academy and won the UEFA Cup with the club in 1992, later becoming an Arsenal legend.

3/11

Frank Rijkaard

Dutch midfielder who was a key engine in Ajax's 1987 European Cup-winning side and embodied the club's philosophy of elegant, intelligent football.

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Johan Neeskens

Combative midfielder who was Cruyff's most important partner in Ajax's three European Cup triumphs, his drives from midfield giving the team its physical dynamism.

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Piet Keizer

Tricky left-winger and Cruyff's closest ally in the great Ajax sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s, an indispensable part of the total football revolution.

6/11

Clarence Seedorf

Dynamic Dutch midfielder who emerged from Ajax's famous academy and was part of the 1995 Champions League-winning team before winning further European Cups elsewhere.

7/11

Sjaak Swart

Right-winger nicknamed 'Mr Ajax' who made a club-record 603 appearances between 1956 and 1973, winning eight Eredivisie titles and three European Cups.

8/11

Edgar Davids

Dutch midfielder known as 'The Pitbull' whose aggressive pressing and technical quality made him one of the most distinctive players of his generation, emerging from Ajax.

9/11

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan striker who exploded onto the world stage at Ajax, winning the Golden Boot in consecutive Eredivisie seasons before his career-defining move to Liverpool.

10/11

Frenkie de Jong

Dutch midfield prodigy whose breathtaking Ajax season in 2018–19 — during their stunning Champions League semi-final run — persuaded Barcelona to pay a huge transfer fee.

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