{"id":279,"date":"2025-09-04T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:21:52","slug":"memphis-depay-on-the-brink-of-dutch-scoring-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Depay on the Brink of Dutch Scoring Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-04-at-22.13.57_1f739436-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-04-at-22.13.57_1f739436-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-04-at-22.13.57_1f739436-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-04-at-22.13.57_1f739436-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-04-at-22.13.57_1f739436.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis Depay stands just one goal away from making history as the <strong>all-time leading scorer for the Netherlands national team<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A goal in tonight\u2019s fixture would see Depay overtake some of Dutch football\u2019s most legendary names, including <strong>Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Dennis Bergkamp, and Johan Cruyff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atl\u00e9tico Madrid striker has been a key figure for the Oranje in recent years, combining creativity and clinical finishing to establish himself as one of the most influential forwards of his generation. 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