# Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt is a Dutch footballer, born on 12 August 1999 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands. De Ligt plays as a centre-back for Manchester United. De Ligt has scored 31 goals in 415 games for club and country and has won 6 trophies, including 3 league titles.

## De Ligt's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 363 | 29 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 2 |
| Total | 415 | 31 |

Goals per game: 0.07.

## De Ligt's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 6
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 3
- Individual awards: 21

### Ajax

- Eredivisie: 1 (2018–19)
- KNVB Cup: 1 (2018–19)

### Juventus

- Serie A: 1 (2019–20)
- Coppa Italia: 1 (2020–21)

### Bayern Munich

- Bundesliga: 1 (2022–23)
- DFL-Supercup: 1 (2022)

### Individual

- ABN AMRO Future Cup Best Player: 1 (2015)
- Copa Amsterdam Best Player: 1 (2015)
- Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 1 (2016)
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (2016)
- Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1 (2018)
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 1 (2016–17)
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 1 (2018–19)
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2 (2017–18, 2018–19)
- Johan Cruyff Trophy: 1 (2017–18)
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1 (2018–19)
- Golden Boy: 1 (2018)
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 1 (2019)
- and 8 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2016–2019: Ajax, 77 games, 8 goals
2. 2019–2022: Juventus, 87 games, 8 goals
3. 2022–2024: Bayern Munich, 53 games, 5 goals
4. 2024–: Manchester United, 42 games, 3 goals

## What fans say about De Ligt

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## More Dutch footballers

- [Johan Cruyff](https://mygoat.football/p/Johan_Cruyff)
- [Robin van Persie](https://mygoat.football/p/Robin_van_Persie)
- [Arjen Robben](https://mygoat.football/p/Arjen_Robben)
- [Marco van Basten](https://mygoat.football/p/Marco_van_Basten)
- [Edwin van der Sar](https://mygoat.football/p/Edwin_van_der_Sar)
- [Dennis Bergkamp](https://mygoat.football/p/Dennis_Bergkamp)
- [Louis van Gaal](https://mygoat.football/p/Louis_van_Gaal)
- [Wesley Sneijder](https://mygoat.football/p/Wesley_Sneijder)

Club stats as of 30 November 2025.

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