Matthijs de Ligt

Defender27 yearsNetherlandsNetherlands188 cmRight foot

Manchester UnitedBorn 12 Aug 1999

Career totalsMar 2019 – Nov 2025

Appearances
273
Starts
205
Minutes
18,228
Avg rating
6.99
Rated apps
231

Attacking

Goals
13
Assists
5
Shots
151
Shots on target
53
Shots off target
60
Blocked shots
38
Big chances created
10
Key passes
53

Passing

Passes
13342
Accurate passes
12111
Crosses
39
Accurate crosses
14
Long balls
1095
Accurate long balls
594

Duels

Dribbles
30
Duels won
972
Aerials won
575
Dispossessed
24

Defending

Tackles
246
Interceptions
226
Clearances
648
Ball recoveries
108

General

Touches
15509
Possession lost
1408
Fouls
196
Fouled
125
Offsides
10
Yellow cards
29
Red cards
2

Goalkeeping

Saves
0

Per 90 minutes

Per 90 minutes played, over 18,228 minutes in 273 appearances. The same figures as the career card above, divided by time on the pitch.

Attacking

Goals
0.06
Assists
0.03
Shots
0.75
Shots on target
0.26
Shots off target
0.30
Blocked shots
0.19
Big chances created
0.05
Key passes
0.26

Passing

Passes
65.88
Accurate passes
59.80
Crosses
0.19
Accurate crosses
0.07
Long balls
5.41
Accurate long balls
2.93

Duels

Dribbles
0.15
Duels won
4.80
Aerials won
2.84
Dispossessed
0.12

Defending

Tackles
1.22
Interceptions
1.12
Clearances
3.20
Ball recoveries
0.53

General

Touches
76.58
Possession lost
6.95
Fouls
0.97
Fouled
0.62
Offsides
0.05

Goalkeeping

Saves
0.00

Goals by match

234 appearances · showing the most recent 60

Venue
Appearances
Matches
Competitionsall 14
Seasonsall 26

One bar per appearance, oldest first. The dashed line is the mean of the 234 appearances in this selection — 0.1. Bars above it are drawn in the accent colour.

Manchester United with and without Matthijs de Ligt

54 matches with him · 16 without · his time at the club

Matches
Competitionsall 3
Seasonsall 5

A split by appearances is an association, not a measurement. A player does not choose the matches he misses, and the ones he misses are often the ones he was rested for. Treat a difference as a question worth asking, not as an answer.

  • Fouls

    -0.8
    With
    10.153 m
    Without
    10.816 m

  • Throw-ins

    +0.1
    With
    17.154 m
    Without
    17.116 m

  • Shots

    -0.8
    With
    15.354 m
    Without
    16.116 m

  • Shots on target

    +0.4
    With
    5.454 m
    Without
    516 m

  • Tackles

    -2.1
    With
    19.254 m
    Without
    21.316 m

  • Saves

    +0.6
    With
    2.753 m
    Without
    2.116 m

  • Interceptions

    +0.5
    With
    9.054 m
    Without
    8.416 m

  • Offsides

    -0.1
    With
    1.852 m
    Without
    1.915 m

  • Corners

    -1.8
    With
    4.754 m
    Without
    6.516 m

  • Cards

    -0.7
    With
    1.952 m
    Without
    2.616 m

  • Dribbles

    -0.5
    With
    6.854 m
    Without
    7.316 m

  • Goal kicks

    +0.1
    With
    6.354 m
    Without
    6.316 m

Rating form8

  1. 27/9
  2. 4/10
  3. 19/10
  4. 25/10
  5. 1/11
  6. 8/11
  7. 24/11
  8. 30/11

Matches, oldest to newest · dashed line is the career average of 6.99

Goals by month1

  1. Nov
  2. Dec
  3. Jan
  4. Feb
  5. Mar
  6. Apr
  7. May
  8. Jun
  9. Jul
  10. Aug
  11. Sep
  12. Oct

Recent appearances10

231 of 273 career appearances carry a rating. Unrated matches print —.