| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasschaat, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahli | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 2012–2022 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Jong PSV | 48 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | PSV | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Ahli | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:32, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Matteo Dams (born 9 March 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Pro League. He has also represented the Belgium national under-21 football team.
From Brasschaat, Dams joined the academy at PSV Eindhoven in 2012. In June 2021 Dams signed a two-year professional contract with PSV. [1] Dams made his professional debut on January 21, 2022 for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie match against Excelsior Rotterdam which side won 3–0. [2] After making 12 Eerste Divisie appearances in his debut season for Jong PSV, in June 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club. [3] [4] On 6 October 2023, he scored his first league goal as a professional, in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV against MVV Maastricht. [5] [6] He made his first start in the Eredivisie for PSV on 1 September 2024 in a 3–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles. [7]
With his contract with PSV set to expire in the summer, on 29 January 2025, Dams joined Saudi club Al-Ahli. [8] The transfer fee for the move was reported to be in the region of €10 million. [9] He made his debut in the Saudi Pro League for Al-Ahli appearing as second half substitute in a 2-0 away win against Al-Orobah on 30 January 2025. [10] A few days later, he featured for the club in the AFC Champions League Elite, playing from the start in a 3-1 away win against Qatari club Al Sadd SC on 3 February 2025. [11]
A Belgium youth international, [12] In 2024, he was called up to the Belgium U21 side. [13] He featured for Belgian U21 from the start as they played Czech Republic U21 in a 2–0 defeat on 15 November 2024. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| PSV | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Al-Ahli | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
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