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Bart Verbruggen

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Bart Verbruggen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)
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)
2020–2023 Anderlecht 24 (0)
2022–2023 Anderlecht II 14 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 30 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2023– Netherlands 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

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.

Club career

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Anderlecht

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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

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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.

Verbruggen made his first Premier League start of Brighton's 2024–25 campaign on 31 August 2024 in Albion's 1–1 draw against Arsenal after missing their opening two games due to injury.[5]

International career

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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.[6] He made a debut in the national team on 13 October 2023 in a 1–2 loss against France.[7]

On 29 May 2024, Verbruggen was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[8] He went on to play in each of the Netherlands' matches in the tournament, reaching the semi-finals.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[10] Belgian Pro League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22[11] 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[12] 17 0 1 0 6[c] 0 24 0
Total 24 0 1 0 6 0 31 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24[13] Premier League 21 0 2 0 1 0 3[d] 0 27 0
2024–25[14] 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 30 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 37 0
Career total 54 0 3 0 2 0 9 0 68 0
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 16 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2023 4 0
2024 14 0
Total 18 0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 24 October 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "UECL - Laufenn - POTW Spieler - ST8 - Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht v Ludogorets)". UEFA. 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Albion sign Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Record for Gross but Albion are beaten". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Koeman roept drie debutanten op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Frankrijk doet Oranje ook in Amsterdam pijn: 1-2". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Example Title". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Bart Verbruggen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.
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