Bart Verbruggen

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Bart Verbruggen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

Anderlecht

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]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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.

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 60000060
2021–22 100010
2022–23 170106 [lower-alpha 3] 0240
Total2401060310
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 21020103 [lower-alpha 4] 0270
Career total450301090580

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202340
202410
Total50

Honours

Individual

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