The Stats game

Just for fun I thought I’d have a look at the pedigree that precedes Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The best Dutch strikers all started plying their trade in the Netherlands. How does young Huntelaar match up to the progress prescribed by players like van Nistelrooy, Kluivert, Makaay and Bergkamp?

Club > Appearances – Goals

Patrick Kluivert
Ajax > 92 – 48

Ruud van Nistelrooy
Den Bosch > 69 – 17
Heerenveen > 31 – 13
PSV > 67 – 62

Roy Makaay
Vitesse Arnhem > 65 – 30

Dennis Bergkamp
Ajax > 185 – 122

So where does young Huntelaar fit in with the huge names in Dutch football?

Heerenveen > 58 – 40
Ajax > 20 – 18

I know, I know he’s not on the squad. I’m really excited to see how he develops. I think its safe to say that the boy has potential.