Bart Verbruggen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 21)
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 13 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 8 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2023– Netherlands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

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

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]

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]

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. ^ "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.

External links

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – current squad
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