Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | NAC Breda | 0 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Anderlecht | 24 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Anderlecht II | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 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.
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]
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.
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. [5] He made a debut in the national team on 13 October 2023 in a 1–2 loss against France. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Career total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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