Marc Overmars

Marc Overmars (born 29 March 1973) is a former Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team.

Marc Overmars

Overmars in 1998
Personal information
Full name	Marc Overmars[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-29) 29 March 1973 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth	Emst, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1978–1987	SV Epe
1987–1990	Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Go Ahead Eagles	11	(1)
1991–1992	Willem II	31	(1)
1992–1997	Ajax	136	(36)
1997–2000	Arsenal	100	(25)
2000–2004	Barcelona	97	(15)
2008–2009	Go Ahead Eagles	24	(0)
Total		399	(78)
International career
1993–2004	Netherlands	86	(17)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Championship 2000 Team 2004 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	1990–91[3]	Eerste Divisie	11	1			–		–				11	1
Willem II	1991–92[4]	Eredivisie	31	1	0	0	–		–		–		31	1
Ajax	1992–93[5]	Eredivisie	34	3	5	4	–		8	1	–		47	8
	1993–94[5]	Eredivisie	34	12	4	0	–		5	0	1[a]	1	44	13
	1994–95[5]	Eredivisie	28	8	3	0	–		11	1	1[a]	0	43	9
	1995–96[5]	Eredivisie	15	11	0	0	–		6	2	2[b]	0	23	13
	1996–97[5]	Eredivisie	25	2	1	0	–		10	0	0	0	36	2
	Total		136	36	13	4	0	0	40	4	4	1	193	45
Arsenal	1997–98[4]	Premier League	32	12	9	2	3	2	2	0	–		46	16
	1998–99[4]	Premier League	37	6	6	3	1	0	4	1	1[c]	1	49	11
	1999–2000[4]	Premier League	31	7	1	1	1	0	14	5	–		47	13
	Total		100	25	16	6	5	2	20	6	1	1	142	40
Barcelona[6]	2000–01	La Liga	31	8	5	0	–		10	0	–		46	8
	2001–02	La Liga	20	0	1	0	–		11	1	–		32	1
	2002–03	La Liga	26	6	0	0	–		6	1	–		32	7
	2003–04	La Liga	20	1	3	2	–		8	0	–		31	3
	Total		97	15	9	2	0	0	35	2	0	0	141	19
Go Ahead Eagles	2008–09[4]	Eerste Divisie	24	0	0	0	–		–		–		24	0
Career total			399	78	38	12	5	2	95	12	5	2	542	106

1. Appearance in Dutch Super Cup
2. One appearance in Intercontinental Cup (football); one appearance in Dutch Super Cup
3. Appearance in FA Charity Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1993	7	1
	1994	14	1
	1995	8	4
	1996	2	0
	1997	4	0
	1998	14	4
	1999	3	0
	2000	10	4
	2001	8	1
	2002	2	0
	2003	8	1
	2004	6	1
Total		86	17

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Overmars goal.

List of international goals scored by Marc Overmars

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	24 February 1993	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Turkey		3–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	[8][9]
2	12 June 1994	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Canada		3–0	Friendly	[10]
3	11 October 1995	Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta	Malta		4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying	[11]
4
5
6	15 November 1995	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Norway		3–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying	[11]
7	1 June 1998	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Paraguay		5–1	Friendly	[12]
8
9	5 June 1998	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Nigeria		5–1	Friendly	[12]
10	20 June 1998	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	South Korea		5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup	[13]
11	27 May 2000	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Romania		2–1	Friendly	[14]
12	25 June 2000	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Serbia and Montenegro		6–1	UEFA Euro 2000	[15]
13
14	7 October 2000	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus		4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[16]
15	25 April 2001	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Cyprus		4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	[17]
16	7 June 2003	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Belarus		2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	[18]
17	1 June 2004	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	Faroe Islands		3–0	Friendly	[19]

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96^[20]
• KNVB Cup: 1992–93^[21]
• Dutch Supercup: 1993^[22]
• UEFA Champions League: 1994–95^[20]
• Intercontinental Cup: 1995^[20]

Arsenal

• Premier League: 1997–98^[23]
• FA Cup: 1997–98^[20]
• FA Charity Shield: 1998^[20]

Individual

• Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 1992^[24]
• Dutch Golden Shoe Winner:1993^[25]
• FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1994^[26]
• AFC Ajax Player of the Year: 1996