Matthijs de Ligt
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de Ligt in training with Ajax in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthijs de Ligt | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Ajax | 11 | (2) |
| 2016– | Jong Ajax | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2017 | |||
Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional football player who plays for AFC Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie and for Jong Ajax in the Jupiler League as a centre-back.[2]
Club career
De Ligt is a youth player for AFC Ajax, having joined the academy when he was 9 years old. He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 8 August 2016 in a Eerste Divisie game against FC Emmen, playing the full game.[3] On 21 September, De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in a cup game against Willem II. De Ligt scored after 25 minutes from a corner, making him the 2nd youngest goalscorer ever behind Clarence Seedorf. Ajax won the game 5–0.[4] On 24 October 2016, Ajax announced through Twitter that De Ligt had been promoted to the senior squad.[5]
International career
On 25 March 2017, despite having started in only two league games for AFC Ajax, De Ligt made his debut for the Netherlands national football team in a 2–0 defeat to Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifying match, becoming the youngest Holland debutant since Mauk Weber in 1931. He was substituted for Wesley Hoedt in the 45th minute, having been at fault for both of Bulgaria's goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 July 2017[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe1 | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2016-17 | Jupiler League | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||||||
| Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
Honours
Club
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17[7]
Individual
- Best player of ABN AMRO Future Cup: 2015[8]
- Best player of Copa Amsterdam: 2015[9]
References
- ↑ "Matthijs de Ligt". Ajax.nl.
- ↑ "Netherlands – M. de Ligt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "Jong Ajax vs. Emmen – 8 August 2016 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ "De Ligt jongste scorende Ajacied na Seedorf". Ajax.nl.
- ↑ "Mooi nieuws voor Matthijs de Ligt: Peter Bosz heeft de verdediger per direct aan de A-selectie toegevoegd.". Ajax.nl.
- ↑ "Nederland - M. de Ligt - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "Future Cup: De Ligt speler van het toernooi". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime.
- ↑ "Ajax contracteert Matthijs de Ligt". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax.
- ↑ "Matthijs de Ligt verkozen tot Talent van de Toekomst". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax.