Ian Maatsen

Ian Maatsen

Personal information
Full name	Ian Ethan Maatsen [1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back, winger [3]
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund (on loan from Chelsea)
Number	22
Youth career
2009–2013	Feyenoord
2013–2015	Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2018	PSV
2018–2019	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Chelsea	12	(0)
2020–2021	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	34	(1)
2021–2022	→ Coventry City (loan)	40	(3)
2022–2023	→ Burnley (loan)	39	(4)
2024–	→ Borussia Dortmund (loan)	13	(1)
International career‡
2017	Netherlands U15 [4]	6	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U16 [5]	8	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U17 [6]	18	(3)
2019	Netherlands U18 [7]	1	(0)
2021–	Netherlands U21 [8]	17	(1)
Medal record Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Ian Ethan Maatsen (born 10 March 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea. Primarily a left-back, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Early career

Maatsen joined Feyenoord's academy at the age of seven, but was allegedly dropped for being too small. He moved to Sparta Rotterdam and then PSV Eindhoven, before joining Chelsea in 2018. ^[9]

Chelsea

On 25 September 2019, he made his debut for the London club as a substitute in a 7–1 EFL Cup victory over Grimsby Town. ^[10]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

On 13 October 2020, Maatsen joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan. ^[11] On 20 October, he made his league debut for Charlton, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the side's 1–0 win over Blackpool. ^[12] He scored his first senior goal on 2 April 2021 in a 1–0 away win over Doncaster Rovers. ^[13]

Loan to Coventry

On 30 July 2021, Maatsen joined Coventry City on loan. ^[14] On 2 October 2021, he scored his first goal for Coventry in a match against Fulham, helping his team to a 4–1 victory. ^[15] Overall, Maatsen made 40 league appearances for the Sky Blues and scored 3 goals during the 2021–22 season. ^[16]

Loan to Burnley

On 15 July 2022, Maatsen joined Burnley on a season-long loan. ^[17] He made his debut in the first round of the 2022–23 EFL Championship against Huddersfield Town, where he also scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win. ^[18] Following his impressive performances, Maatsen was named the EFL Championship Player of the Month for January 2023. ^[19] His team eventually won the league and promotion to the Premier League, ^[20] with Maatsen being included in the Championship Team of the Season as the best left-back. ^[21]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 12 January 2024, Maatsen signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2026 and joined Borussia Dortmund on a six-month loan. ^[22] On 16 April, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–2 win against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals second leg, helping his team progress to the semi-finals. ^[23]

International career

Maatsen is a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the country at all levels from under-15 to under-21. ^[24]

In September 2023, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior team by head coach Ronald Koeman, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. ^[25]

Personal life

Born in Vlaardingen, South Holland, Maatsen is of Surinamese descent and also has Indonesian ancestry from Java. ^{[26] [27]}

Career statistics

As of match played 16 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21	2018–19 [2]	—	—		—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2019–20 [2]	—	—		—		—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2020–21 [2]	—	—		—		—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		5	0	5	0
Chelsea	2019–20 [2]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023–24 [2]	Premier League	12	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2020–21 [2]	League One	34	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	35	1
Coventry City (loan)	2021–22 [2]	Championship	40	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		42	3
Burnley (loan)	2022–23 [2]	Championship	39	4	2	0	1	0	—		—		42	4
Borussia Dortmund (loan)	2023–24 [2]	Bundesliga	13	1	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—		17	2
Career total			138	9	4	0	6	0	4	1	5	0	157	10

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Burnley

• EFL Championship: 2022–23 ^[20]

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019 ^[28]

Individual

• EFL Championship Player of the Month: January 2023 ^[19]
• EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[21]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Championship ^[29]
• Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2024 ^[30]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
2. Ian Maatsen at Soccerway
3. "Ian Maatsen Profile". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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7. "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 18". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
8. "Ian Maatsen – Jong Oranje". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
9. Kinsella, Nizaar (25 September 2019). "Who is Ian Maatsen? Too small for Feyenoord but now closing on a Chelsea debut". goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
10. Sanders, Emma (25 September 2019). "Chelsea 7–1 Grimsby Town: Reece James impresses on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
11. "DONE DEAL: Ian Maatsen joins on loan from Chelsea". Charlton Athletic. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
12. "Blackpool 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
13. "Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
14. "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Ian Maatsen on loan!". Coventry City. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
15. "Coventry City 4–1 Fulham: Sky Blues hit back to hammer hapless Cottagers". BBC Sport. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
16. "Ian Maatsen » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
17. "Maatsen makes Championship loan move". Chelsea F.C. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
18. "Ian Maatsen » Championship 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
19. "Sky Bet EFL January Manager and Player of the Month winners". efl.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
20. Hurcom, Sophie (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Burnley: Clarets seal Championship title with east Lancashire derby win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
21. "Four Burnley aces star in official Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season alongside Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Bristol City inductees". Burnley Express . 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
22. "Chelsea: Ian Maatsen extends contract before joining Dortmund on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
23. Liew, Jonathan (16 April 2024). "Borussia Dortmund's Sabitzer sinks Atlético Madrid in seesaw thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
24. "Ian Maatsen » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
25. "Drie debutanten in definitieve selectie Oranje". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
26. "Bukan Timnas Indonesia, Ternyata Negara Ini yang Ingin Dibela Ian Maatsen Apabila Tidak Dipanggil Tim Oranje Belanda". tvonenews.com (in Indonesian). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
27. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
28. "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
29. "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
30. "Ian Maatsen named January's Bundesliga Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

• Ian Maatsen – UEFA competition record ( archive )