Who is the best number 10 in Ajax history?
Total Football pioneers and modern Champions League heroes have all called Ajax's number 10 their own — a shirt with perhaps the richest pedigree in world football. Where do you stand?
1Jari Litmanen
Finnish genius who inherited the #10 from Bergkamp under Louis van Gaal, winning the 1995 Champions League and becoming one of the most celebrated foreign players in Ajax history.
1000pts
2Rafael van der Vaart
Dutch playmaker who wore #10 in the early 2000s, a dazzling creator who thrilled fans before his big moves to Hamburg and Real Madrid.
751pts
3Wesley Sneijder
Carried the #10 tradition after Van der Vaart, combining relentless intensity with outstanding technique and vision before winning the Champions League at Inter Milan.
656pts
4Dennis Bergkamp
Ajax academy product who wore #10 before his £7.5m move to Inter Milan, scoring 103 goals in 185 appearances and evolving from centre-forward into one of the world's most creative attacking players.
590pts
5Davy Klaassen
Dutch midfielder who wore #10 in two stints at Ajax, showing consistent quality and the scoring output expected from the iconic number.
590pts
6Gerrie Mühren
Dutch creative midfielder who wore #10 during Ajax's second European dynasty in the early 1970s under Stefan Kovacs, winning multiple Eredivisie titles.
590pts
7Oscar Gloukh
Israeli attacking midfielder who became Ajax's number 10 from 2024, the latest in a line of exceptional creative talents to wear the shirt.
443pts
8Dusan Tadic
Serbian captain who wore #10 and led Ajax's stunning 2019 Champions League semi-final run, amassing 87 goals and 94 assists across 269 appearances.
337pts
9Siem de Jong
Wore #10 as Ajax captain, helping secure the club's third star on the badge and leading with distinction during a transitional era.
337pts
10Hakim Ziyech
Moroccan creator who wore #10 and was the creative engine of the 2019 Champions League run, earning a big-money move to Chelsea and later representing Morocco at the 2022 World Cup.
0pts
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