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Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt

Defender - Centre-Back  at Manchester United
Age26
CitizenshipNetherlands
Height1.89 m
Footright
BornAugust 12, 1999
at Manchester United 649 days · joined 2024-08-13
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €38.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Juventus FC
top club · 117 apps

Career highs

€75.00m
peak value · 2019
€85.50m
top transfer fee · 19/20
7
best season · 18/19
84 / 3
int'l caps / goals
415Appearances
36Goals
13Assists
51Yellow cards
0Red cards
153Full matches (90′)
Full nameMatthijs de Ligt
Date of birth1999-08-12 (26 yrs)
Place of birthLeiderdorp, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height189.00 m
Current clubManchester United
Joined2024-08-13
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentRafaela Pimenta
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — Manchester United
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2024
Transfer: Bayern Munich → Man Utd
24/25 · Transfer · €45.00m
Jul 2024
24/25 — Manchester United
42 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Bayern Munich
30 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Juventus → Bayern Munich
22/23 · Transfer · €67.00m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Bayern Munich
43 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Juventus FC
42 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Juventus FC
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Ajax → Juventus
19/20 · Transfer · €85.50m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Juventus FC
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Ajax Amsterdam
55 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Ajax Amsterdam
39 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Ajax U21 → Ajax
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam U21, Ajax Amsterdam U19, Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19
45 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Ajax U19 → Ajax U21
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Ajax Amsterdam U19, Ajax U18, Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19
33 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Ajax U19
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Ajax Amsterdam U17, Ajax Amsterdam U19, Ajax U18
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: Abcoude Yth. → Ajax Youth
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €75.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
13,750 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester United 7.7%
Bayern Munich 10.9%
Juventus FC 27.1%
Ajax Amsterdam 28.2%
Ajax Amsterdam U19 9.0%
Ajax Amsterdam U21 11.0%
Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19 6.1%
Ajax U18 0.0%
Ajax Amsterdam U17 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester United 2 24/25 25/26 46 2 0 1,064
Bayern Munich 2 22/23 23/24 73 5 2 1,495
Juventus FC 3 19/20 21/22 117 8 3 3,724
Ajax Amsterdam 3 16/17 18/19 117 13 7 3,882
Ajax Amsterdam U19 3 14/15 16/17 31 5 0 1,239
Ajax Amsterdam U21 1 16/17 16/17 17 1 0 1,510
Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19 2 15/16 16/17 10 2 1 836
Ajax U18 2 14/15 15/16 2 0 0 0
Ajax Amsterdam U17 1 14/15 14/15 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€18.8M6€37.5M8€56.3M11€75M15/16 — 6 goals (Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19)15/16 — 1 assists715/1616/17 — 5 goals (Ajax Amsterdam U21)516/1717/18 — 3 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)17/18 — 3 assists617/1818/19 — 7 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)18/19 — 4 assists1118/1919/20 — 4 goals (Juventus FC)19/20 — 1 assists519/2020/21 — 1 goals (Juventus FC)20/21 — 1 assists220/2121/22 — 3 goals (Juventus FC)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 3 goals (Bayern Munich)22/23 — 1 assists422/2323/24 — 2 goals (Bayern Munich)23/24 — 1 assists323/2424/25 — 2 goals (Manchester United)224/2525/2616/17 — €100K17/18 — €5M18/19 — €65M19/20 — €75M20/21 — €75M21/22 — €75M22/23 — €70M23/24 — €75M24/25 — €65M25/26 — €40MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Premier League Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Europa League Manchester United 9 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Manchester United 29 2 0 4 0 1,064
23/24 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 22 2 0 5 0 694
23/24 Champions League Bayern Munich 6 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 31 3 1 4 0 801
22/23 Champions League Bayern Munich 7 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Champions League Juventus FC 7 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Italy Cup Juventus FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Serie A Juventus FC 31 3 1 2 0 891
20/21 Champions League Juventus FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Italy Cup Juventus FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Serie A Juventus FC 27 1 1 4 0 2,221
19/20 Champions League Juventus FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Juventus FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie A Juventus FC 29 4 1 5 0 612
19/20 Supercoppa Italiana Juventus FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 11 2 0 2 0 495
18/19 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 6 1 0 0 0 540
18/19 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 33 3 3 1 0 990
18/19 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 5 1 1 0 0 348
17/18 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 33 3 2 8 0 971
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 11 2 0 0 0 282
16/17 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 9 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Jupiler League Ajax Amsterdam U21 17 1 0 3 0 1,510
16/17 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 3 1 0 1 0 256
16/17 U19 Div. 1 Fall Ajax Amsterdam U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 UEFA Youth League Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19 3 1 0 0 0 225
15/16 U19 Cup NL Ajax Amsterdam U19 3 1 0 0 0 300
15/16 U19 Cup NL Ajax U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Fall Ajax Amsterdam U19 9 2 0 0 0 382
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Spring Ajax Amsterdam U19 13 2 0 1 0 557
15/16 UEFA Youth League Ajax Amsterdam UEFA U19 7 1 1 0 0 611
14/15 Prelim. U17 Ajax Amsterdam U17 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U19 Div. 1 Spring Ajax Amsterdam U19 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U19 Div. 2 Spring Ajax U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Abcoude Yth. Ajax Youth Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Ajax Youth Ajax U17 Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Ajax U17 Ajax U19 Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Ajax U19 Ajax U21 Transfer 100000
16/17 2017-01-01 Ajax U21 Ajax Transfer 100000
19/20 2019-07-18 Ajax Juventus Transfer 75000000 €85.50m
22/23 2022-07-19 Juventus Bayern Munich Transfer 70000000 €67.00m
24/25 2024-08-13 Bayern Munich Man Utd Transfer 65000000 €45.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Shoulder injury 2020-08-10 2020-11-19 102 17
20/21 Corona virus 2021-01-07 2021-01-25 19 5
20/21 Muscle fatigue 2021-03-01 2021-03-11 11 3
20/21 Groin problems 2021-06-03 2021-06-17 15 3
21/22 Adductor pain 2021-10-14 2021-10-21 8 2
22/23 Adductor pain 2022-10-10 2022-10-13 4 1
22/23 Inner ligament stretch of the knee 2022-10-31 2022-11-10 11 3
22/23 Virus 2023-03-23 2023-03-25 3 1
23/24 Calf injury 2023-06-12 2023-06-19 8 2
23/24 Knock 2023-09-25 2023-10-17 23 6
23/24 Inner knee ligament tear 2023-11-02 2023-12-14 43 9
23/24 Inner ligament injury 2024-04-27 2024-05-06 10 3
24/25 Ill 2024-12-20 2024-12-23 4 1
24/25 Foot injury 2025-04-01 2025-04-18 18 5
24/25 Knee injury 2025-05-05 2025-05-23 19 4
Current€38.00m
Peak€75.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€37.90m
€100k€18.83m€37.55m€56.28m€75.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €55.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €67.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €70.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #39118 #3 8 0 former national player
Team #34684 5 0 former national player
Team #16341 6 0 former national player
Team #10933 14 1 former national player
Team #3379 #15 51 2 current national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 Serie A Juventus FC 4 29
17/18 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 3 33
18/19 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 3 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 3 33
17/18 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 2 33
17/18 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 1 2

Last 50 matches for Manchester United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-02 GB1 Manchester United 1–1 Fulham FC Available
2024-12-19 CGB Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Manchester United Available
2024-10-30 CGB Manchester United 5–2 Leicester City Available
2024-09-17 CGB Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley FC Available
2024-05-25 GB1 Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United Available
2024-04-21 GB1 Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United Available
2024-04-21 GB1 Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United Available
2024-03-17 GB1 Manchester United 4–3 Liverpool FC Available
2024-03-17 GB1 Manchester United 4–3 Liverpool FC Available
2024-02-28 GB1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United Available
2023-11-01 CGB Manchester United 0–3 Newcastle United Available
2023-09-26 CGB Manchester United 3–0 Crystal Palace INJURED Knock
2023-06-03 GB1 Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United Available
2023-04-23 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Manchester United Available
2023-03-19 GB1 Manchester United 3–1 Fulham FC Available
2023-03-01 GB1 Manchester United 3–1 West Ham United Available
2023-02-26 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Available
2023-02-01 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Available
2023-01-25 CGB Nottingham Forest 0–3 Manchester United Available
2023-01-10 CGB Manchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic Available
2022-12-21 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Burnley FC Available
2022-11-10 CGB Manchester United 4–2 Aston Villa Available
2022-03-15 CL Manchester United 0–1 Atlético Madrid Available
2022-03-15 CL Manchester United 0–1 Atlético Madrid Available
2022-02-23 CL Atlético Madrid 1–1 Manchester United Available
2022-02-23 CL Atlético Madrid 1–1 Manchester United Available
2021-12-08 CL Manchester United 1–1 BSC Young Boys Available
2021-11-23 CL Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester United Available
2021-11-02 CL Atalanta 2–2 Manchester United Available
2021-10-20 CL Manchester United 3–2 Atalanta INJURED Adductor pain
2021-09-29 CL Manchester United 2–1 Villarreal CF Available
2021-09-22 CGB Manchester United 0–1 West Ham United Available
2021-09-14 CL BSC Young Boys 2–1 Manchester United Available
2021-03-21 GB1 Leicester City 3–1 Manchester United Available
2021-02-09 GB1 Manchester United 1–0 West Ham United Available
2021-01-06 CGB Manchester United 0–2 Manchester City Available
2020-12-23 CGB Everton FC 0–2 Manchester United Available
2020-12-08 CL RB Leipzig 3–2 Manchester United Available
2020-12-02 CL Manchester United 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Available
2020-11-24 CL Manchester United 4–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Available
2020-11-04 CL İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 Manchester United INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-10-28 CL Manchester United 5–0 RB Leipzig INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-10-20 CL Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Manchester United INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-09-30 CGB Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Manchester United INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-09-22 CGB Luton Town 0–3 Manchester United INJURED Shoulder injury
2020-06-30 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Manchester United Available
2020-06-27 GB1 Norwich City 1–2 Manchester United Available
2020-06-24 GB1 Manchester United 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-06-19 GB1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Manchester United Available
2020-03-08 GB1 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Available

Teams faced most often by Matthijs de Ligt's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 15 6 2 7 16 20 -4 40%
West Ham United 13 5 4 4 17 13 +4 38%
Chelsea FC 13 6 4 3 19 14 +5 46%
Liverpool FC 12 5 5 2 17 15 +2 42%
Leicester City 12 8 3 1 25 11 +14 67%
Tottenham Hotspur 11 5 1 5 11 16 -5 45%
Everton FC 11 6 4 1 18 9 +9 55%
Crystal Palace 11 8 2 1 22 6 +16 73%
FC Internazionale Milano 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 40%
AFC Bournemouth 10 7 1 2 22 10 +12 70%
Torino FC 10 6 4 0 16 7 +9 60%
ACF Fiorentina 10 4 3 3 8 12 -4 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 42 1,064 6 0 0 0.51
23/24 30 694 5 0 0 0.65
22/23 43 801 5 0 0 0.56
21/22 42 891 4 1 0 0.51
20/21 36 2,221 7 0 0 0.28
19/20 39 612 5 0 0 0.74
18/19 55 2,373 3 0 0 0.11
17/18 39 971 9 0 0 0.83
16/17 45 2,273 6 0 0 0.24
15/16 33 1,850 1 0 0 0.05

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Eredivisie
77 apps
8 G
5 A
Serie A
87 apps
8 G
3 A
Bundesliga
53 apps
5 G
1 A
KNVB Beker
10 apps
2 G
2 A
Champions League
42 apps
2 G
1 A
UEFA Youth League
10 apps
2 G
1 A
Premier League
32 apps
2 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Fall
11 apps
2 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Spring
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
8 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Matthijs de Ligt

Who is Matthijs de Ligt?

Matthijs de Ligt is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United.

How old is Matthijs de Ligt?

Matthijs de Ligt is 26 years old. He was born on August 12, 1999 in Leiderdorp.

What position does Matthijs de Ligt play?

Matthijs de Ligt plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Matthijs de Ligt play for?

Matthijs de Ligt currently plays for Manchester United.

How many career goals has Matthijs de Ligt scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matthijs de Ligt has scored 36 goals in 415 appearances.

What is Matthijs de Ligt's market value?

Matthijs de Ligt's most recent reported market value is €38.00m.