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Top 7 Ajax Number 9s of All Time

By YPB Team

Ajax academy strikers who became global icons after launching from Amsterdam. Where do you stand?

  1. Marco van Basten — ranked #11
    Marco van Basten
    Three-time Ballon d'Or winner who emerged at Ajax in the 1980s.
    1000pts
  2. Zlatan Ibrahimović — ranked #22
    Zlatan Ibrahimović
    Swedish striker who launched his star career at Ajax in the early 2000s.
    494pts
  3. Johan Cruyff — ranked #33
    Johan Cruyff
    Wore the number 9 in his early Ajax years before switching to 14, scoring freely as the club rose to European dominance.
    369pts
  4. Wim Kieft — ranked #44
    Wim Kieft
    Dutch striker and 1981-82 European Golden Boot winner with Ajax.
    290pts
  5. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — ranked #55
    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
    Dutch goal-machine who won the Eredivisie Golden Boot with Ajax.
    198pts
  6. Patrick Kluivert — ranked #66
    Patrick Kluivert
    Dutch striker who scored the winning goal in the 1995 Champions League final aged 18.
    198pts
  7. Brian Brobbey — ranked #77
    Brian Brobbey
    Dutch striker and Ajax's modern young #9.
    198pts

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