Jurgen Mattheij
Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.
 Mattheij in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurgen Mattheij | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alexandria '66 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Excelsior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Excelsior | 175 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | (2) |
| 2020– | CSKA Sofia | 67 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 18 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Rotterdam, Mattheij began his professional career at Excelsior in 2011. In his eight seasons with the club he played 188 games and scored 9 goals. In June 2019 he joined Sparta Rotterdam[1] before moving to CSKA Sofia a year later. Mattheij soon established itself as a key player for the "redmen", becoming the team's captain. He also developed a knack for scoring decisive goals, including a last-minute one in extra time in the second leg against Viktoria Plzeň held on 26 August 2021 to secure the team's entry into the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and a winning goal against Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in a First League match that took place on 20 December 2021.[2] During 2021, he managed a career-high 7 goals in all tournaments.[2] Mattheij's winning strike against CSKA 1948 on 8 November was voted goal of the season in Bulgarian football for 2021.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 4 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Excelsior | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 175 | 8 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 188 | 9 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 40 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 67 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 20 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Best goal in Bulgarian football for 2021[3]
- Best defender in Bulgarian football for 2021[4]
- Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2021 (shared with Jordy Caicedo)[4]
References
- "Sparta Rotterdam sign Mattheij". football-oranje.com. 14 June 2019.
- "Капитанът на ЦСКА Юрген Матей изпраща най-резултатна година". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Юрген Матей е авторът на най-красивия гол в България за 2021 година". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.