Matteo Dams

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Matteo Dams
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Brasschaat, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Youth career
–2012 Royal Antwerp
2012–2022 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Jong PSV 48 (1)
2024–2025 PSV 15 (0)
2025– Al-Ahli 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.

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Club career

PSV Eindhoven

From Brasschaat, Dams joined the academy at PSV Eindhoven in 2012. In June 2021 Dams signed a two-year professional contract with PSV. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] [5] On 6 October 2023, he scored his first league goal as a professional, in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV against MVV Maastricht. [6] [7] He made his first start in the Eredivisie for PSV on 1 September 2024 in a 3-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles. [8]

Al-Ahli

On 29 January 2025, Dams joined Saudi club Al-Ahli. [9]

International career

A Belgium youth international, [10] In 2024, he was called up to the Belgium U21 side. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 10———10
2022–23 Eerste Divisie120———120
2023–24 Eerste Divisie321———321
2024–25 Eerste Divisie20———20
Total471000000471
PSV 2024–25 Eredivisie 150206 [a] 01 [b] 0240
Career total621206010711
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

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References

  1. ↑ Matteo Dams at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "PSV laat zeven Academy-talent eerste profcontract tekenen, onder wie één Belg". Voetbalprimeur.be. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jong PSV Vs. Excelsior 3-0". espn.co.uk. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "CONTRACT EXTENSION - MATTEO DAMS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". psv.nl. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "PSV retains Belgian talent with twelve matches in the second". Studio040.nl. 9 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gilbert on target, but Jong PSV beaten". guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "PSV II VS. MVV". Soccerway. 6 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "MATTEO DAMS IMPRESSES DURING HIS STARTING DEBUT". psv.nl. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Transfer | Matteo Dams to Al-Ahli SC". www.psv.nl. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "U16s beat Belgium: 3-1". tff.org. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "U21S SQUAD LIST FOR THE DECISIVE DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST THE CZECH REPUBLIC". rbfa.be. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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