Matthijs de Ligt
 de Ligt in training with Ajax in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong Ajax | 17 | (1) |
| 2016– | Ajax | 44 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Netherlands | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2018 | |||
Matthijs de Ligt (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈlɪxt]; born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional football player who plays for AFC Ajax 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 after blunder. Despite this bad appearance, de Ligt recovered and played two fantastic matches in March against Portugal (3-0 for the Netherlands from what two assists of Matthijs) and a lost match against England.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe1 | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7 | ||
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
International
- As of match played 4 June 2018[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17[8]
Individual
- Best player of ABN AMRO Future Cup: 2015[9]
- Best player of Copa Amsterdam: 2015[10]
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2016[11]
- Member of the UEFA Europa League 2016-17 squad of the season.[12]
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2018[13]
- Dutch Footballer of the Year Bronze Boot: 2018[14]
References
- ^ "Matthijs de Ligt". Ajax.nl.
- ^ "Netherlands – M. de Ligt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Jong Ajax vs. Emmen – 8 August 2016 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/players/matthijs-de-ligt/399768/
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Matthijs de Ligt Ajax-talent van het jaar". Parool.nl (in Dutch). Parool.nl.
- ^ "Hakim Ziyech winnaar Gouden Schoen, Matthijs de Ligt wint brons". voetbalcentraal.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal Centraal.
External links
- Matthijs de Ligt at Soccerway
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