Bart Verbruggen

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.

Bart Verbruggen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 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
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 13 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2023– Netherlands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

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]

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]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 24 October 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  2. "UECL - Laufenn - POTW Spieler - ST8 - Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht v Ludogorets)". UEFA. 24 February 2023.
  3. "Albion sign Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. "Record for Gross but Albion are beaten". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. "Koeman roept drie debutanten op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "Frankrijk doet Oranje ook in Amsterdam pijn: 1-2". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.
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