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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
Touches84%Shot attempts60%Goals62%
Chances created59%Aerial duels won64%Defensive actions13%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
13
Started
16
Matches
1,141
Minutes played
6.70
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 15

Manchester City
1-2
79
0
0
0
0
7.2

Dec 12

Viktoria Plzen
1-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.2

Dec 7

Nottingham Forest
2-3
65
0
0
0
0
5.7

Dec 4

Arsenal
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Dec 1

Everton
4-0
56
0
0
0
0
6.9

Nov 28

Bodø/Glimt
3-2
66
0
0
0
0
6.5

Nov 24

Ipswich Town
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Nov 19

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

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
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Manchester United

Dec 15

Premier League
Manchester City
1-2
79’
7.2

Dec 12

Europa League
Viktoria Plzen
1-2
90’
7.2

Dec 7

Premier League
Nottingham Forest
2-3
65’
5.7

Dec 4

Premier League
Arsenal
2-0
90’
6.4

Dec 1

Premier League
Everton
4-0
56’
6.9
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 75%
  • 8Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.22xG
0 - 3
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.34xG0.84xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,141

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.22
xG on target (xGOT)
2.26
Non-penalty xG
1.22
Shots
8
Shots on target
6

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.06
Successful passes
731
Pass accuracy
92.1%
Accurate long balls
10
Long ball accuracy
25.0%
Chances created
2
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
33.3%

Possession

Touches
922
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
6

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles won
7
Tackles won %
53.8%
Duels won
48
Duels won %
60.0%
Aerial duels won
29
Aerial duels won %
64.4%
Interceptions
20
Fouls committed
9
Recoveries
35
Dribbled past
4

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches84%Shot attempts60%Goals62%
Chances created59%Aerial duels won64%Defensive actions13%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Manchester UnitedAug 2024 - now
22
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)