Name
Matthijs de Ligt

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Born
1999 (25 years old)

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Position
Centre-Back

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
4

Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight
194 lbs

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Rafaela Pimenta

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Manchester United

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Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is known for his strength, leadership, aggressiveness, tackling and aerial ability.

De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game against Willem II. He scored from a corner after 25 minutes, making him the club's second-youngest goalscorer ever behind Clarence Seedorf. On 24 May 2017, De Ligt became the youngest ever player (aged 17 years and 285 days) to appear in a major European final when he started against Manchester United in the Europa League final. In December 2018, he won the Golden Boy award given to the year's best footballer in Europe under the age of 21, becoming the first defender to do so. The following season, De Ligt helped Ajax capture a domestic double and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

De Ligt's performances earned him a move to Serie A club Juventus in 2019, shortly before being awarded the Kopa Trophy for world's best under-21 player of the year. He would go on to help the Turin side retain the league title in his first season and reclaim the Italian Cup in his second. After three years in Italy, De Ligt would then join Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in 2022, again capturing a league title in his inaugural campaign.

In 2017, De Ligt made his debut for the Netherlands at the age of 17, making him the youngest player to start for the national team since 1931. He featured for the side at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Season Stats
31 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
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German Bundesliga
2022-2023

Bayern Munich
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German DFL-Supercup
2022

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Italian Coppa Italia
2020-2021

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Italian Supercoppa Italiana
2020

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Italian Serie A
2019-2020

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FIFA FIFPro World XI
2019

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UEFA Team of the Year
2019

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Kopa Trophy
2019

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Dutch Eredivisie
2018-2019

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Dutch KNVB Cup
2018-2019

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UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match
2022-10-26
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Eredivisie Team Of The Season
2019-05-16


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2008-2016


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2019-2024
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