| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (age 22) | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Anderlecht | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Anderlecht II | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 48 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||
Bart Verbruggen (born 18 August 2002) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as a goalkeeper forPremier League clubBrighton & Hove Albion and theNetherlands national team.
Verbruggen joinedAnderlecht in 2020 fromN.A.C. Breda. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2Belgian First Division A draw againstClub Brugge.[1] On 23 February 2023, he saved all three penalties during a shootout againstLudogorets Razgrad in the2022–23 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]
On 3 July 2023,Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Verbruggen on a five-year deal.[3] Verbruggen was chosen to play ahead ofJason Steele to make his debut in Brighton's third match ofthe season on 26 August, a 3–1 home loss againstWest 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 againstSheffield United.
Verbruggen made his firstPremier League start of Brighton's2024–25 campaign on 31 August 2024 in Albion's 1–1 draw againstArsenal after missing their opening two games due to injury.[5]
On 17 March 2023, Verbruggen received his first official call-up to theDutch senior national team for theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers againstFrance andGibraltar.[6] He made a debut in the national team on 13 October 2023 in a 1–2 loss against France.[7]
On 29 May 2024, Verbruggen was named in the Netherlands' squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[8] He went on to play in each of the Netherlands' matches in the tournament, reaching the semi-finals.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2020–21[10] | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[12] | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24[13] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024–25[14] | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
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