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Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player

Matthijs de Ligt (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑˈtɛiz də ˈlɪxt]; born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Manchester United and the Netherlands national team.

Matthijs de Ligt
De Ligt in training with Ajax in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthijs de Ligt[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Man United
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2009 Abcoude
2009–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jong Ajax 17 (1)
2016–2019 Ajax 77 (8)
2019–2022 Juventus 87 (8)
2022– Bayern Munich 38 (4)
National team‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 8 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 14 (1)
2016 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2017– Netherlands 43 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2019 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:38, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 November 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 17 1 — — — 17 1
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 11 2 3 1 9[b] 0 — 23 3
2017–18 Eredivisie 33 3 2 0 4[c] 0 — 39 3
2018–19 Eredivisie 33 3 5 1 17[d] 3 — 55 7
Total 77 8 10 2 30 3 0 0 117 13
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 29 4 4 0 6[d] 0 0 0 39 4
2020–21 Serie A 27 1 4 0 5[d] 0 0 0 36 1
2021–22 Serie A 31 3 4 0 7[d] 0 0 0 42 3
Total 87 8 12 0 18 0 0 0 117 8
Bayern Munich 2022–23 Bundesliga 31 3 4 0 7[d] 0 1[e] 0 43 3
2023–24 Bundesliga 7 1 1 0 1[d] 0 1[f] 0 10 1
Total 38 4 5 0 8 0 2 0 53 4
Career total 219 20 28 2 55 3 2 0 304 25
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 25 September 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2017 3 0
2018 10 0
2019 10 2
2021 10 0
2022 7 0
2023 3 0
Total 41 2
As of match played 27 March 2023
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Ligt goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Matthijs de Ligt
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 March 2019 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 15   Germany 1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [5]
2 6 June 2019 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal 16   England 1–1 3–1 (aet) 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals [6]

Honours

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Ajax

Juventus

Bayern Munich

Netherlands

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 19 November 2022. p. 20. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Matthijs de Ligt". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "M. De Ligt: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matthijs de Ligt at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Germany 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands vs. England 3–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Coppa: Juventus end Atalanta dream". Football Italia. 19 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Juventus 2-4 Inter: Ivan Persic strikes twice in extra time as Inter win Coppa Italia in thrilling Derby d'Italia final". Eurosport. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Proch, Daniele. "Juventus Wins Italian Super Cup As Serie A Makes The Most Of An Event Battered By Covid-19". Forbes. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Sadio Mane debut goal helps Bayern Munich to Supercup win over RB Leipzig". Bundesliga. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Smyth, Rob (9 June 2019). "Portugal 1–0 The Netherlands". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Future Cup: De Ligt speler van het toernooi". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Matthijs de Ligt" (in Dutch). AFC Aja.
  17. ↑ "Matthijs de Ligt verkozen tot Talent van de Toekomst" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax.
  18. ↑ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Matthijs de Ligt Ajax-talent van het jaar" (in Dutch). Parool.nl. 14 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 25 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 2 June 2019.
  22. ↑ "ELFTAL VAN HET SEIZOEN 2017/2018 BEKEND" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  23. ↑ "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019". Eredivisie. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "De Jong named Eredivisie talent of the year". RTL Nieuws. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Toch triple voor Matthijs de Ligt". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  26. ↑ "De Ligt wins 2018 Golden Boy". Football Italia. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  27. ↑ "VAN DIJK AMONG FOUR DEBUTANTS IN MEN'S WORLD 11". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  28. ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS MEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  29. ↑ "De Ligt wint Kopa Trophy voor 's werelds beste speler tot 21 jaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  30. ↑ "UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2019 revealed". UEFA. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  31. ↑ "Bayern Munich's Matthijs de Ligt named April Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  33. ↑ "Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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