Bart Verbruggen (born 18 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Netherlands national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | WDS '19 | ||
| 2014–2019 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | NAC Breda | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Anderlecht | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Anderlecht II | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 3 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Anderlecht edit
Verbruggen joined Anderlecht in 2020 from N.A.C. Breda. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.[1] On 23 February 2023, he saved all three penalties during a shootout against Ludogorets Razgrad in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs second leg, which helped his team to win the tie 3–0 on penalties following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.[2]
Brighton & Hove Albion edit
On 3 July 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Verbruggen on a five-year deal.[3] Verbruggen was chosen to play ahead of Jason Steele to make his debut in Brighton's third match of the season on 26 August, a 3–1 home loss against West Ham for their first defeat of the season.[4]
On 18 February 2024, Verbruggen would keep his first Premier League clean-sheet in a 5-0 win against Sheffield United.
International career edit
On 17 March 2023, Verbruggen received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar.[5] He made a debut in the national team on 13 October 2023 in a 1–2 loss against France.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 3 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Individual
- Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2022–23[8]
References edit
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 24 October 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "UECL - Laufenn - POTW Spieler - ST8 - Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht v Ludogorets)". UEFA. 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Albion sign Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Record for Gross but Albion are beaten". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Koeman roept drie debutanten op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Frankrijk doet Oranje ook in Amsterdam pijn: 1-2". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Bart Verbruggen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.
External links edit
- Profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Bart Verbruggen – UEFA competition record (archive)
