Bart Verbruggen
Personal information | |||
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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) |
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
[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.
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
[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.[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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ 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 16 November 2024[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2022–23[16]
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.
- ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Example Title". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "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]- Bart Verbruggen at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Bart Verbruggen at the Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch)
- Bart Verbruggen at Premier League
- Bart Verbruggen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- NAC Breda players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- RSCA Futures players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Premier League players
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen