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Jurgen Mattheij
Mattheij in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Mattheij
Date of birth (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Alexandria '66
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Excelsior 175 (8)
2019–2020 Sparta Rotterdam 26 (2)
2020–2024 CSKA Sofia 79 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Club career

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Born in Rotterdam, Mattheij began his professional career at Excelsior in 2011. In his eight seasons with the club, he played in 188 games and scored 9 goals. In June 2019, he joined Sparta Rotterdam[1] before moving to CSKA Sofia a year later. Mattheij soon established himself as a key player for "the reds", becoming the team's captain.

He also developed a knack for scoring decisive goals, including a last-minute one in extra time in the second leg against Viktoria Plzeň, held on 26 August 2021, to secure the team's entry into the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and the winning goal against Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in a First League match that took place on 20 December 2021.[2]

During 2021, he managed a career-high 7 goals in all tournaments.[2] Mattheij's winning strike against CSKA 1948 on 8 November was voted Goal of the Season for 2021.[3] In June 2024, following a period during which he was sidelined due to injury issues, he left the team upon the expiration of his contract.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 1 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior 2011–12 Eredivisie 12 1 0 0 – – 12 1
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
2013–14 10 1 1 0 – 1 0 12 1
2014–15 Eredivisie 20 0 4 1 – – 24 1
2015–16 21 0 2 0 – – 23 0
2016–17 31 3 2 0 – – 33 3
2017–18 33 0 0 0 – – 33 0
2018–19 32 3 1 0 – 1 0 34 3
Total 175 8 11 1 – 2 0 188 9
Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20 Eredivisie 26 2 1 0 – – 27 2
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 First League 25 3 6 0 9 0 – 40 3
2021–22 22 4 3 0 12 1 1 0 38 5
2022–23 26 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 33 2
2023–24 6 1 3 0 0 0 – 9 1
Total 79 9 14 0 26 2 1 0 120 11
Career total 280 19 26 1 26 2 3 0 335 22

Honours

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Team

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CSKA Sofia

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam sign Mattheij". football-oranje.com. 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Капитанът на ЦСКА Юрген Матей изпраща най-резултатна година". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Юрген Матей е авторът на най-красивия гол в България за 2021 година". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ Angelova, Iskra (10 June 2024). "Поне петима се разделят с ЦСКА, Каранга и Кох са сред тях" (in Bulgarian). bgonair.bg. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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