Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional
footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club
Juventus and the Netherlands national team.

On 21 September 2016, De Ligt made his debut for
Ajax's senior team in a cup game against Willem II .

He scored from a corner after 25 minutes, making him the second-youngest goalscorer ever behind Clarence Seedorf . On 24 May, he became the youngest player ever (17 years and 285 days old) to play in a major European final when he started against Manchester United in the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final. On 17 December 2018, De Ligt won the Golden Boy award, becoming the first defender to win the award.
The following season, he helped Ajax capture a domestic double and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League; his performances earned him a move to Serie A side Juventus, and saw him win the Kopa Trophy in 2019.

He won the Serie A title during his first season with the Turin side.

In 2017, De Ligt made his debut for the Netherlands at the age of 17, making him the youngest player to start for the national team since 1931.

HONOURS

AJAX
Eredivisie: 2018–19
KNVB Cup: 2018–19
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2016–17

JUVENTUS
Serie A : 2019–20
Coppa Italia runner-up: 2019–20

NETHERLANDS
UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2019

INDIVIDUAL
Best player of ABN AMRO Future Cup : 2015
Best player of Copa Amsterdam: 2015
Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award) : 2016
Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award) : 2018
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2016–17
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2017–18 ,2018–19
Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2017–18
Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2018–19
Golden Boy : 2018
The Best FIFA Men's Player : 2019 (9th place)
FIFA FIFPro World11 : 2019
IFFHS Men's World Team: 2019
Kopa Trophy: 2019
EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year: 2019
UEFA Team of the Year: 2019

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