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Matthijs de Ligt
Netherlands · defender · 189cm · Born 1999-08-12
Goals by Competition
120
Appearances
11
Goals
2
Assists
23
Cards
Bundesliga 5 goals · 36 apps
Premier League 3 goals · 29 apps
Champions League 3 goals · 32 apps
Europa League 0 goals · 16 apps
WC Qualification Europe 0 goals · 7 apps
Season by Season
2024/2025 — Premier League 18 apps · 2 goals
2024/2025 — Europa League 5 apps
2025/2026 — Premier League 11 apps · 1 goals
2022/2023 — Champions League 1 apps
2022/2023 — Bundesliga 22 apps · 3 goals
2023/2024 — Champions League 5 apps
2023/2024 — Bundesliga 14 apps · 2 goals
2019/2020 — Champions League 2 apps
2020/2021 — Champions League 2 apps
2021/2022 — Champions League 2 apps
2016/2017 — Europa League 11 apps
2018/2019 — Champions League 20 apps · 3 goals
2022 — WC Qualification Europe 5 apps
2026 — WC Qualification Europe 2 apps
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Player Profile
De Ligt's partnership with Van Dijk in the back three is the Netherlands' defensive foundation.
Tactical Role
Ball-playing centre-back in the Dutch back three. Comfortable stepping out with the ball and distributing from deep.
International Record (Netherlands)
50 Caps
Bio
Born 1999-08-12 (26)
Birthplace Leiderdorp
Height 189 cm
Nationality Kingdom of the Netherlands
Positions centre-back
Club Career
AFC Ajax
2016 — 2019 Netherlands
2017 — present Juventus
2019 — 2022 FC Bayern Munich
2022 — 2024 Manchester United
2024 — present Honors (2)
Talent of the year Kopa Trophy