Memphis Depay with hat trick next to Johan Cruijff: ‘Now to the top-3’ | Football

sport">The Savior needed 48 international matches for his 33 goals in Orange, while Depay wore the shirt of the Dutch national team for the 71st time on Tuesday evening. Abe Lenstra also scored 33 goals in the Dutch national team. The legendary Frisian needed 47 international matches for that.

sport">At the start of the second half, Depay headed in the 4-0 for the Orange, on a pass from Steven Berghuis. That was Depay’s 33rd, who made his debut for the Dutch national team in the autumn of 2013, also led by Louis van Gaal at the time.

sport">“Cruijff and Lenstra are legends, they have meant so much to the Dutch national team and put our football on the map,” Depay told the Dutch football team afterwards. US. “You can’t compare anyone to that. I now have to make sure that I remain important for the team with my game and with my goals. I’m now in the top-10 of top scorers, but I want to get to the top-3.”

Bergkamp and Robben next victims

sport">The next ‘victim’ of Depay on the all-time top scorers list of Orange is Faas Wilkes, who has 35 goals. Shortly above are Dennis Bergkamp and Arjen Robben with 37 goals. The last to make a hat-trick for Depay in Orange was Georginio Wijnaldum. He scored three goals in the European Championship qualifying match with Estonia in the autumn of 2019.

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