The 15 Greatest Ajax Strikers of All Time

Ajax's strikers have set the template for the total-football centre-forward — mobile, technical, and deadly. From Cruyff's era to modern superstars, who is the greatest striker in Ajax history?

1. 1
   Johan Cruyff

   Dutch genius who began his legendary career at Ajax, winning three consecutive European Cups in the early 1970s.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Marco van Basten

   Dutch striker whose prolific Ajax years launched a career that would make him one of football's greatest forwards.
   823pts
3. 3
   Piet van Reenen

   Ajax's prolific pre-war centre-forward and long-time club record scorer, who won five league titles in the 1930s.
   564pts
4. 4
   Nwankwo Kanu

   Nigerian striker who was a key figure in Ajax's Champions League winning squad of 1995.
   516pts
5. 5
   Sjaak Swart

   Dutch winger and legendary club servant who scored over 200 goals across his entire career at Ajax.
   461pts
6. 6
   Wim Kieft

   Striker who won the 1982 European Golden Shoe with 32 Eredivisie goals for Ajax.
   461pts
7. 7
   Jari Litmanen

   Finnish playmaker and cult hero who was the creative engine behind Ajax's mid-1990s European dominance.
   400pts
8. 8
   Sébastien Haller

   Ivorian striker who scored 11 goals in the 2021-22 Champions League group stage and won the Eredivisie title.
   329pts
9. 9
   Luis Suárez

   Uruguayan captain who scored 111 goals in 159 games for Ajax and was the Eredivisie's top scorer with 35 goals in 2009-10.
   329pts
10. 10
    Patrick Kluivert

    Teenage striker who scored the winning goal in the 1995 Champions League final against Milan.
    329pts
11. 11
    Dušan Tadić

    Serbian forward and captain who drove Ajax to the 2019 Champions League semi-finals and won three Eredivisie titles.
    248pts
12. 12
    Dennis Bergkamp

    Dutch attacking genius who spent his formative years at Ajax before becoming a global icon at Arsenal.
    248pts
13. 13
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Swedish superstar who spent two seasons at Ajax showcasing the raw talent that would define a legendary career.
    154pts
14. 14
    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

    Dutch striker who was one of Europe's most lethal finishers during his two Ajax spells.
    154pts
15. 15
    Henk Groot

    Powerful striker who was twice Eredivisie top scorer for Ajax in the early 1960s, with 41 goals in 1960-61.
    0pts

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