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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands1976-1-7
Most appearances forManchester United81 recorded matches
Highest-scoring season200521 goals · Premier League
Most goals againstDeportivo La Coruna5 goals in the match history
Most frequent opponentBayer Leverkusen5 spelade matches
Most starts alongsideRyan Giggs37 starts together
Most goals in one match4 goalsManchester United – Sparta Praha · 3 Nov 2004

Career statistics

SeasonTeamsCompetition
1998/99PSV EindhovenUEFA Champions League——6—————
1999/00PSV EindhovenUEFA Champions League——3—————
2001/02Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League14—10—————
2002/03Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League11—14—————
2003/04Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League7—4—————
2004/05Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League6—8—————
2005/06Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League87012——10—
2005/06Manchester UnitedPremier League352 59621——50—
2006/07Real MadridUEFA Champions League75846——00—
2007/08Real MadridUEFA Champions League76134——10—
2008/09Real MadridUEFA Champions League43523——20—
2009/10Hamburger SVUEFA Europa League75652——10—
2009/10Real MadridUEFA Champions League180——00—
2010/11Hamburger SVBundesliga251 7877——50—
2011/12MalagaLa Liga281 1504——30—

Ordered by the first recorded appearance for each team, competition and season, oldest first. If a player’s match date is unavailable, the team’s match date or the season start is used. Missing data is shown as —.

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