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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 NAC Breda 0 (0)
2020–2023 Anderlecht 24 (0)
2022–2023 Anderlecht II 14 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 22 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2023– Netherlands 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 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.

Contents

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.

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

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

Club

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2020–21 [10] Belgian Pro League 60000060
2021–22 [11] 100010
2022–23 [12] 170106 [lower-alpha 3] 0240
Total2401060310
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 [13] Premier League 21020103 [lower-alpha 4] 0270
2024–25 [14] 10001020
Total220202030290
Career total460302090600

International

As of match played 7 September 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202340
2024100
Total140

Honours

Individual

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