Ian Maatsen

Ian Maatsen
Personal information
Full name Ian Ethan Maatsen[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back / Winger[3]
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2013 Feyenoord
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2018 PSV
2018–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Chelsea 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 34 (1)
2021–2022 → Coventry City (loan) 40 (3)
2022–2023 → Burnley (loan) 39 (4)
2024 → Borussia Dortmund (loan) 16 (3)
2024– Aston Villa 14 (0)
International career‡
2017 Netherlands U15[4] 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U16[5] 8 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17[6] 18 (3)
2019 Netherlands U18[7] 1 (0)
2021– Netherlands U21[8] 17 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Ian Ethan Maatsen (born 10 March 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national football team.[9] Primarily a left-back, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Early career

Maatsen joined Feyenoord's academy at the age of seven, but was allegedly dropped for being too small. He moved to Sparta Rotterdam and then PSV Eindhoven, before joining Chelsea in 2018.[10]

Chelsea

On 25 September 2019, he made his debut for the London club as a substitute in a 7–1 EFL Cup victory over Grimsby Town.[11]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

On 13 October 2020, Maatsen joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.[12] On 20 October, he made his league debut for Charlton, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the side's 1–0 win over Blackpool.[13] He scored his first senior goal on 2 April 2021 in a 1–0 away win over Doncaster Rovers.[14]

Loan to Coventry

On 30 July 2021, Maatsen joined Coventry City on loan.[15] On 2 October 2021, he scored his first goal for Coventry in a match against Fulham, helping his team to a 4–1 victory.[16] Overall, Maatsen made 40 league appearances for the Sky Blues and scored three goals during the 2021–22 season.[17]

Loan to Burnley

On 15 July 2022, Maatsen joined Burnley on a season-long loan.[18] He made his debut in the first round of the 2022–23 EFL Championship against Huddersfield Town, where he also scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win.[19] Following his impressive performances, Maatsen was named the EFL Championship Player of the Month for January 2023.[20] His team eventually won the league and promotion to the Premier League,[21] with Maatsen being included in the Championship Team of the Season as the best left-back.[22]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 12 January 2024, Maatsen signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2026 and joined Borussia Dortmund on a six-month loan.[23] On 16 April, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–2 win against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals second leg, helping his team progress to the semi-finals.[24] Borussia eventually reached the final, where Maatsen started the match and made a misplaced pass that led to Real Madrid's second goal in a 2–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium.[25][26] However, he was named in the competition's Team of the Season as the best left-back.[27][28]

Aston Villa

On 28 June 2024, Maatsen signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £37.5 million, signing a six-year contract.[29][30] On 17 August 2024, Maatsen made his Aston Villa debut as a substitute in a 2–1 opening day victory over West Ham United.[31]

International career

Maatsen is a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the country at all levels from under-15 to under-21.[32]

In September 2023, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior team by head coach Ronald Koeman, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.[33]

In May 2024, Maatsen was selected in the 30-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024,[34] but was later omitted from the final squad.[35] However, he was re-called to the Netherlands' Euro 2024 squad on 11 June as a replacement for the injured Frenkie de Jong.[36]

Personal life

Born in Vlaardingen, South Holland, Maatsen is of Surinamese descent and also has Indonesian ancestry from Java.[37][38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2018–19[39] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[39] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[39] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — — 5 0 5 0
Chelsea 2019–20[39] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24[39] Premier League 12 0 0 0 3 0 — — 15 0
Total 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2020–21[39] League One 34 1 1 0 — — 0 0 35 1
Coventry City (loan) 2021–22[39] Championship 40 3 1 0 1 0 — — 42 3
Burnley (loan) 2022–23[39] Championship 39 4 2 0 1 0 — — 42 4
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2023–24[39] Bundesliga 16 2 — — 7[b] 1 — 23 3
Aston Villa 2024–25 Premier League 14 0 0 0 2 0 5[b] 0 — 21 0
Career total 155 10 4 0 8 0 16 1 5 0 184 11
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Burnley

Borussia Dortmund

Netherlands U17

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Ian Maatsen Aston Villa Defender, Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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