Eredivisie
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The Dutch Eredivisie, which can be translated as the division of honour, is the first tier in professional football in The Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 and since the 1980s the following Greeks made their entrance (in order of appearance and by club):
| Name | Seasons | Club | Achievements | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris Tsinos | 1980-1982 | Roda JC | - | |
| Nikos Machlas | 1996-1999 | Vitesse | top scorer Eredivisie and European Golden Boot (1997-1998) | |
| Kostas Chaniotakis | 1998-2000 | Vitesse | - | |
| Nikos Machlas | 1999-2003 | Ajax | Champion and Cupwinner (2001-2002) | |
| Yiannis Anastasiou | 2000-2004 | Roda JC | MVP Eredivisie (2000-2001) | |
| Kostas Dedeletakis | 2000-2001 | De Graafschap | - | |
| Georgios Samaras | 2002-2006 | SC Heerenveen | - | |
| Angelos Charisteas | 2004-2006 | Ajax | Cupwinner and Dutch Super Cup (2005-2006) | |
| Yiannis Anastasiou | 2004-2006 | Ajax | Champion (2003-2004), Dutch Super Cup (2004-2005) and Cupwinner (2005-2006) | |
| Kostas Loumpoutis | 2005-2006 | FC Twente | - | |
| Angelos Charisteas | 2006-2007 | Feyenoord | - | |
| Yiannis Anastasiou | 2006-2007 | Sparta | - | |
| Kostas Loumpoutis | 2006-2007 | ADO Den Haag | - | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2009-2014 | Feyenoord | - | |
| Thanasis Karagounis | 2013-2018 | PEC Zwolle | Cupwinner and Dutch Supercup (2013-2014), Cupfinalist (2014-2015) | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2014-2017 | Willem II | - | |
| Nikos Ioannidis | 2014-2015 | PEC Zwolle | Cupfinalist (2014-2015) | |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | 2015-2022 | AZ | Cupfinalist (2016-2017 and 2017-2018) | Yes |
| Giorgos Katsikas | 2015-2017 | FC Twente | - | |
| Thanasis Papazoglou | 2016-2017 | Roda JC | - | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2017-2019 | Ajax | Champion and Cupwinner (2018-2019) | |
| Kostas Tsimikas | 2017-2018 | Willem II | - | |
| Dimitris Kolovos | 2018-2019 | Willem II | - | |
| Lazaros Lamprou | 2018-2019 | Fortuna Sittard | - | |
| Marios Vrousai | 2018-2020 | Willem II | Cupfinalist (2018-2019) | |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 2018-2021 | Willem II | Cupfinalist (2018-2019) | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2019-2020 | Vitesse | - | |
| Orestis Kioumourtzoglou | 2019-2022 | Heracles Almelo | - | Yes |
| Kostas Mitroglou | 2019-2020 | PSV | - | |
| Dimitris Ioannidis | 2019-2021 | Fortuna Sittard | - | |
| Lazaros Rota | 2019-2022 | Fortuna Sittard | - | Yes |
| Lazaros Lamprou | 2020-2021 | FC Twente | - | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2020-2021 | RKC Waalwijk | - | |
| Georgios Giakoumakis | 2020-2021 | VVV Venlo | top scorer Eredivisie (2020-2021) | Yes |
| Christos Donis | 2020-2021 | VVV Venlo | - | |
| Tasos Donis | 2020-2021 | VVV Venlo | - | |
| Dimitris Emmanouilidis | 2020-2021 | Fortuna Sittard | - | |
| Kostas Lamprou | 2021-2022 | PEC Zwolle | - | Yes |
| Yiannis-Fivos Botos | 2021-2022 | Go Ahead Eagles | - | Yes |
| Dimitris Limnios | 2021-2022 | FC Twente | - | Yes |
| Tasos Douvikas | 2021-2022 | FC Utrecht | - | Yes |
| Nikos Michelis | 2021-2022 | Willem II | - | Yes |
Top 5 Greek all-time top scorers in the Eredivisie:
- Nikos Machlas - 98 goals
- Yannis Anastasiou - 55 goals
- Vangelis Pavlidis - 28 goals
- Georgios Giakoumakis- 26 goals
- Georgios Samaras - 25 goals