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Matthijs de Ligt

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Born
1999 (26 years old)
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Leiderdorp, Netherlands

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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Both

Market Value
£45.00m

Wage Year
£10,100,000

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Soccer

Team
Manchester United

League
English Premier League

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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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Trophies

German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2022-2023
German DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich	2022
Italian Coppa Italia	Juventus	2020-2021
Italian Supercoppa Italiana	Juventus	2020
Italian Serie A	Juventus	2019-2020
Kopa Trophy	Juventus	2019
UEFA Team of the Year	Ajax	2019
FIFA FIFPro World XI	Ajax	2019
Dutch KNVB Cup	Ajax	2018-2019
Dutch Eredivisie	Ajax	2018-2019

Milestones

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

Former Youth Teams

Ajax	2008-2016	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Ajax	2016-2019	Permanent	77 app	8 gls
Jong Ajax	2016-2017	Permanent	17 app	1 gls
Juventus	2019-2022	Permanent	87 app	8 gls
Bayern Munich	2022-2024	Permanent	53 app	5 gls
Manchester United	2024-	Permanent	42 app	3 gls