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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Statistics for Manchester United
219
Career Appearances

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland) made 219 appearances for Manchester United between 2001-2002 and 2005-2006, scoring 150 goals.

Forward b. 1 Jul 1976 (age 50) Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands 1.88 m (6′2″)

Holland · Left Manchester United in 2006

Stats
150 (28 pen)
Goals
200
Starts
19
Sub Apps
5
Seasons
2001-2002 → 2005-2006
10th top scorer in club history
Squad Numbers
10 2001-2002 → 2005-2006
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Ruud van Nistelrooy made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Ruud van Nistelrooy’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
2005-2006 47 39 8 23 (2p) — — —
2004-2005 27 25 2 16 (4p) — — —
2003-2004 44 42 2 30 (3p) — — —
2002-2003 52 50 2 45 (12p) — — —
2001-2002 49 44 5 36 (7p) — — —
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Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Record by Opponent
52 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Newcastle United 10 11 8 1 1
Fulham 9 9 7 1 1
Blackburn Rovers 12 8 5 4 3
Aston Villa 9 8 8 1 0
Charlton Athletic 7 8 7 0 0
Southampton 8 7 7 0 1
Tottenham Hotspur 9 6 8 1 0
Everton 7 6 6 0 1
Manchester City 7 5 2 2 3
Deportivo La Coruna 5 5 3 0 2
Bolton Wanderers 8 4 5 2 1
West Ham United 6 4 5 1 0
Portsmouth 5 4 5 0 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 4 2 2 0
Leicester City 3 4 3 0 0
Sparta Prague 2 4 1 1 0
Middlesbrough 10 3 3 2 5
Chelsea 9 3 3 2 4
Birmingham City 5 3 3 2 0
Sunderland 4 3 2 2 0
West Bromwich Albion 4 3 4 0 0
Olympique Lyonnais 2 3 1 1 0
Arsenal 12 2 3 6 3
Liverpool 11 2 5 1 5
Juventus 2 2 2 0 0
Nantes Atlantique 2 2 1 1 0
Rangers 2 2 2 0 0
Real Madrid 2 2 1 0 1
Stuttgart 2 2 1 0 1
Zalaegerszeg 2 2 1 0 1
Basel 1 2 1 0 0
Boavista 1 2 1 0 0
Millwall 1 2 1 0 0
Bayern Munich 2 1 0 2 0
Benfica 2 1 1 0 1
Debreceni Vsc 2 1 2 0 0
Derby County 2 1 1 1 0
Olympiakos Piraeus 2 1 2 0 0
Wigan Athletic 2 1 2 0 0
Fenerbahce 1 1 1 0 0
Ipswich Town 1 1 1 0 0
Maccabi Haifa 1 1 1 0 0
Leeds United 5 — 2 2 1
Lille 3 — 1 1 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 — 2 0 1
AC Milan 2 — 0 0 2
Porto 2 — 0 1 1
Villarreal 2 — 0 2 0
Burnley 1 — 1 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 — 0 1 0
Norwich City 1 — 0 0 1
Panathinaikos 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Ruud van Nistelrooy with 146; the official career total is 150. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
5 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
3 Nov 2004 Sparta Prague EC W 4–1 4 14', 25' pen, 60', 90'+1
27 Sep 2003 @ Leicester City PL W 4–1 3 16', 45', 52'
3 May 2003 Charlton Athletic PL W 4–1 3 32', 37', 53'
23 Nov 2002 Newcastle United PL W 5–3 3 38', 45', 53'
22 Dec 2001 Southampton PL W 6–1 3 1', 34', 54'
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
1 May 2006 PL Middlesbrough D 0–0 S
29 Apr 2006 PL @ Chelsea L 0–3 Sub
17 Apr 2006 PL @ Tottenham Hotspur W 2–1 S
14 Apr 2006 PL Sunderland D 0–0 S
9 Apr 2006 PL Arsenal W 2–0 S
1 Apr 2006 PL @ Bolton Wanderers W 2–1 goal Sub
29 Mar 2006 PL West Ham United W 1–0 goal S
26 Mar 2006 PL Birmingham City W 3–0 Sub
12 Mar 2006 PL Newcastle United W 2–0 Sub
6 Mar 2006 PL @ Wigan Athletic W 2–1 Sub

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →