Jurgen Mattheij

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Jurgen Mattheij
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Mattheij in 2020
Personal information
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
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 16
Youth career
Alexandria '66
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2019 Excelsior 175 (8)
2019–2020 Sparta Rotterdam 26 (2)
2020–2024 CSKA Sofia 79 (9)
2025– Excelsior 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Eerste Divisie club Excelsior.

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Club career

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]

On 30 December 2024, Mattheij returned to Excelsior, on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season. [5]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior 2011–12 Eredivisie 12100––121
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 16000––160
2013–14 10110–10121
2014–15 Eredivisie20041––241
2015–16 21020––230
2016–17 31320––333
2017–18 33000––330
2018–19 32310–10343
Total1758111–201889
Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20 Eredivisie26210––272
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 First League 2536090–403
2021–22 2243012110385
2022–23 261205100332
2023–24 613000–91
Total7991402621012011
Excelsior 2024–25 Eerste Divisie1000––10
Career total281192612623033622

Honours

Team

CSKA Sofia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam sign Mattheij". football-oranje.com. 14 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Капитанът на ЦСКА Юрген Матей изпраща най-резултатна година". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Excelsior haalt oud-verdediger Jurgen Mattheij terug" [Excelsior brings back former defender Jurgen Mattheij] (in Dutch). Excelsior. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 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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