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Matthijs de Ligt

Manchester United
187 cm
Height
4
Shirt
25 years
Aug 12, 1999
Right
Preferred foot
Netherlands
Country
€68M
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches78%Shot attempts64%Goals69%
Chances created74%Aerial duels won58%Defensive actions20%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
8
Started
11
Matches
761
Minutes played
6.76
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 19

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.9

Nov 16

Hungary
4-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 10

Leicester City
3-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Nov 7

PAOK Thessaloniki FC
2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 3

Chelsea
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Oct 30

Leicester City
5-2
72
0
0
0
0
6.0

Oct 27

West Ham United
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.1

Oct 24

Fenerbahçe
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Oct 19

Brentford
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.7

Oct 14

Germany
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Netherlands

Nov 19

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1-1
90’
6.9

Nov 16

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 3
Hungary
4-0
Bench
Manchester United

Nov 10

Premier League
Leicester City
3-0
90’
6.7

Nov 7

Europa League
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
2-0
Bench

Nov 3

Premier League
Chelsea
1-1
90’
6.4
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 83%
  • 6Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.12xG
0 - 3
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.34xG0.84xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 761

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.12
xG on target (xGOT)
2.02
Non-penalty xG
1.12
Shots
6
Shots on target
5

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.04
Successful passes
423
Pass accuracy
91.8%
Accurate long balls
3
Long ball accuracy
13.6%
Chances created
2
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
50.0%

Possession

Touches
554
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
4

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles won
5
Tackles won %
45.5%
Duels won
32
Duels won %
53.3%
Aerial duels won
17
Aerial duels won %
56.7%
Interceptions
13
Fouls committed
9
Recoveries
25
Dribbled past
4

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches78%Shot attempts64%Goals69%
Chances created74%Aerial duels won58%Defensive actions20%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Manchester UnitedAug 2024 - now
15
1
Bayern MünchenJul 2022 - Aug 2024
73
5
JuventusJul 2019 - Jul 2022
117
8
AjaxJul 2016 - Jul 2019
117
13
Jong AjaxJul 2016 - Jun 2017
17
1

Youth career

Ajax U19Jul 2015 - Jun 2017
10
1

National team

NetherlandsJan 2017 - now
49
2
Netherlands U19Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
3
0
Netherlands U17Jan 2015 - May 2016
11
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Bayern München

Germany
1
Bundesliga(22/23)
1
Super Cup(22/23)

Juventus

Italy
1
Serie A(19/20)
1
Super Cup(20/21)
1
Coppa Italia(20/21)

Ajax

Netherlands
1
Eredivisie(18/19)
1
KNVB Beker(18/19)

Ajax U19

Netherlands
2
Eredivisie U19(16/17 · 15/16)
1
Jeugdcup U19(16/17)