Netherlands
Country Index
81.4
World Rank
#8
Executive summary
Netherlands ranks 8th in the Atlas, with 218 of its 629 tracked players competing abroad.
Goalkeepers are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 53.7 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 27 leagues in 27 countries. Premier League hosts the largest group abroad, with 35 players.
Strongest positionGoalkeepers
Main export leaguePremier League
Elite players1
Global rank8th
Country Index81.4
Development Score90.2
Atlas indices
Country Index
81.4World Rank8—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
90.2World Rank8—
Measures how many young players the nation produces, trusts with minutes and keeps in the game.
Football ecosystem snapshot
The scale of the ecosystem
Footprint
- Players abroad
- 218
- Domestic players
- 411
- Countries represented
- 27
- Leagues represented
- 27
- Professional clubs
- 158
Pool
- Tracked players
- 629
- Active players
- 520
- Elite players
- 1
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 51.9
- Avg. age
- 27.5
- Avg. minutes
- 917
- Top-league participation
- 14.8%
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