Biography of Matthijs De Ligt's Life and Career Journey in Football "From Tennis To a Great Footballer"

Mathijs De Ligt, his name began to surface while still defending Ajax Amsterdam, in the 2018/19 season can be said to be a good season for players who have not even turned 20 years old. Then who exactly is this talented young man from the Land of Windmills? Check out the review as follows Footballovers.

Matthijs De Ligt was born on August 12, 1999, He was born by his mother, Vivian De Ligt and his father Frank De Ligt in Leiderdorp, an area in western Holland.

Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Abcoude, an area on the southern edge of Amsterdam. In addition to getting a better life, De Ligt's parents also want to get closer to his favorite club, Ajax Amsterdam.

De Ligt is the first child of three siblings, he has a younger brother named Fleur and Wooter. Since childhood, De Ligt has always been a leader for his younger siblings. Even Wooter, the youngest sister feels lucky to have an older sister like De Ligt.

De Ligt will not allow his younger siblings to wander at night. He also often takes care of his younger siblings when in school if his younger sibling gets interrupted by his friends.

When the Ajax Amsterdam team played, they often watched the game on a television screen, if Ajax scored, De Ligt and his younger brother were excited to scream in the living room.

Not infrequently, De Ligt's parents often take their children for a walk to the Johan Cruiyf Arena, Amsterdam's Ajax Stadium during work days.

Since Little De Ligt was a sports lover, at that time, Tennis became his favorite game, at the age of five De Ligt was able to play Tennis well. Despite playing tennis, De Ligt found it difficult to start his career.

He began to think about trying another sport, until one day he was introduced to the game Football by a friend. De Ligt invited his friend to practice soccer. De Ligt immediately tried to try to kick the round leather.

It took about one year to adapt to football. After one year of learning to play football, De Ligt was given the opportunity by the FC Abcoude club to develop his talent. At that time, De Ligt was always accompanied by his younger brother, Wooter every time he attended training with FC Abcoude.

Together with his youth team, De Ligt has a high motivation to become a professional player. He worked hard to achieve his dream of becoming a footballer. De Ligt played for FC Abcoude for approximately three years.

At the age of 9 De Ligt joined the Ajax youth academy. At first the coaches at the young academy thought De Ligt was too slow and unhealthy, but he was given the opportunity to develop at the academy and continue to prove his quality

Over time, De Ligt began to show its quality. There De Ligt became a humble and talented child. The most memorable moment was his meeting with Luis Suarez, the Uruguay national team star. At the age of 15, De Ligt won the title of best player in a U-17 level tournament.

In 2016, at the age of 17, De Ligt was promoted to the Ajax first team. This happened because he played well and often won individual awards when defending the Ajax junior team. And he was listed as the youngest to be able to penetrate the main Ajax squad.

De Ligt made his debut defending Ajax on 21 September 2016 when facing Willem II. he scored after utilizing a corner kick in the 25th minute, making him the second youngest goalscorer after Clarence Seedorf, in that match Ajax won 5-0.

De Ligt was able to adapt quickly in the first team, in the 2016/17 season he played in 11 Eredivise matches and nine in the Europa League. On May 24, 2017, he became the youngest player to ever play in a European competition final against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League Final at the age of 17 years 285 days.

In the 2017/18 season, after the sale of Davinson Sánchez to Tottenham Hotspur in August 2017, De Ligt was made the first team starter. He was named the youngest captain of Ajax in March 2018 after the injury of captain Joel Veltman.

In that season, De Ligt appeared in 39 matches in all competitions and scored 3 goals.

The following season was the scene of De Ligt's greatness, in that season he performed very well, he led Ajax to become the Eredivisie champion in the 2018/19 season and brought Ajax to the semi-finals of the European champions league.

On 27 February 2019, he played his 100th official match for Ajax when competing against Feyenoord in the Dutch national cup, making him the youngest Ajax player ever to reach the milestone.

A total of 55 matches and scored 7 goals are evidence of De Ligt's greatness that season. Along with his prowess, he became the target of many of Europe's top clubs, until finally he decided to join one of the clubs that interested him, Juventus.

Together with Juventus, De Ligt is contracted for the next five years. The transfer fee is no joke, worth 75 million euros or around 1.2 trillion. Fantastic number for young players.

Careers in the National Team ...

Meanwhile, his neat game with the club made him trusted to defend the Dutch national team. His career in the national team was fairly level, he began to defend the national team at the level of u-15, u-16, u-17, u19 to the senior team.

On March 25, 2017, De Ligt made his debut for the Dutch national team in a 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria in the 2018 World Cup qualifying match. At the age of 17, he became the youngest player to play for the Dutch national team since 1931.

Personal life….

In personal life, Just like most other footballers, De Ligt also has a lover, he is dating a woman hockey player who plays for HC Athena named Anick Diekman. They've been romantics for a long time even before De Ligt became a star player. Aside from playing Hockey and acting, Anick also often spends time with De Ligt.

If not playing football, De Ligt will spend time with his girlfriend or play soccer games. In addition, it turns out that De Ligt is not the type of guy who likes to hang out with many people.

Now, his prowess on the gridiron will be tested on his new team, Juventus, can he and his colleagues bring the old lady to victory in European club competition. ?