Who is the best Ajax player of all time?

By YPB Team

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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