Buitenweg made his debut for the
Netherlands in a November 1913
friendly match against
England and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring 14 goals. At the
1928 Summer Olympics, Buitenweg was used in a different position than his usual as a center forward in the first game against
Uruguay and he demanded to be changed to his favourite position at half time. The coaches agreed, but the move did not work out well as they lost 0-2 and Buitenweg never played for the national team again. ==References==