Matthijs de Ligt

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Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt 2018.jpg
De Ligt in training with Ajax in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMatthijs de Ligt[1]
Date of birth12 August 1999 
     (aged 27)
[2]
Place of birthLeiderdorp, Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing positionCentre-back
Club information
Current team
Man United
Number4
Youth career
2005–2009Abcoude
2009–2016Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017Jong Ajax17(1)
2016–2019Ajax77(8)
2019–2022Juventus87(8)
2022–Bayern Munich38(4)
National team‡
2014–2015Netherlands U155(0)
2014–2015Netherlands U168(0)
2015–2016Netherlands U1714(1)
2016Netherlands U196(0)
2017–Netherlands43(2)
* 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)

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.

Career statistics

Club

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

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

Ajax

Juventus

Bayern Munich

Netherlands

Individual

Matthijs De Ligt Media

  • Ajax Open Training

  • De Ligt playing for Juventus in 2019

References

  1. ↑ Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Netherlands (NED) (19 November 2022)FIFA. p. 20. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthijs de LigtFC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 M. De Ligt: Summary. SoccerwayPerform 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. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Netherlands vs. England 3–1: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ↑ 2016/17: United win it for Manchester (30 May 2017)UEFA.
  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. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772. 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. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jun/09/portugal-v-netherlands-nations-league-final-live. Retrieved 22 June 2019. 
  15. ↑ Future Cup: De Ligt speler van het toernooi (in nl). ajaxshowtime.com (6 April 2015)Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Ajax contracteert Matthijs de Ligt (in nl)AFC Aja.
  17. ↑ Matthijs de Ligt verkozen tot Talent van de Toekomst (in nl)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 nl) (14 June 2016)Parool.nl.
  20. ↑ UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (25 May 2017)UEFA.
  21. ↑ UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2 June 2019)UEFA.
  22. ↑ ELFTAL VAN HET SEIZOEN 2017/2018 BEKEND (in nl)Eredivisie. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  23. ↑ Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019 (16 May 2019)Eredivisie. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  24. ↑ De Jong named Eredivisie talent of the year (15 May 2019)RTL Nieuws. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. ↑ Toch triple voor Matthijs de Ligt (in nl). 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 (23 September 2019)FIFPRO World Players' Union. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  28. ↑ IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS MEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019 (30 November 2019)International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  29. ↑ (in nl) De Ligt wint Kopa Trophy voor 's werelds beste speler tot 21 jaar. 2 December 2019. https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6015102/de-ligt-wint-kopa-trophy-voor-s-werelds-beste-speler-tot-21-jaar.html. Retrieved 2 December 2019. 
  30. ↑ UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2019 revealed (15 January 2020)UEFA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  31. ↑ Bayern Munich's Matthijs de Ligt named April Rookie of the Month. Bundesliga. 11 May 2023. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rookie-of-the-month-award-2022-23-best-young-player-sorare-22571. Retrieved 12 May 2023. 
  32. ↑ The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23. Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/team-of-the-season-2022-23-vote-fifa-ea-sports-fut23-23319. Retrieved 18 May 2023. 
  33. ↑ Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison (in de) (7 June 2023)VDV. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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