Bart Verbruggen

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.

Bart Verbruggen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 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 21 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2023– Netherlands 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Club career

Anderlecht

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

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

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]

On 29 May 2024, Verbruggen was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 6000—0060
2021–22 1000——10
2022–23 17010—6[lower-alpha 3]0240
Total 24010—60310
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 21020103[lower-alpha 4]0270
Career total 450301090580
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 10 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202340
202460
Total100

Honours

Individual

References
  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. "Koeman roept drie debutanten op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "Frankrijk doet Oranje ook in Amsterdam pijn: 1-2". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. "Example Title". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. "Bart Verbruggen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.
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