 Mattheij in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Excelsior | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alexandria '66 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Excelsior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Excelsior | 175 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | CSKA Sofia | 79 | (9) |
| 2025– | Excelsior | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:57, 8 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as acentre back forEredivisie clubExcelsior.
Born inRotterdam, Mattheij began his professional career atExcelsior in 2011. In his eight seasons with the club, he played in 188 games and scored 9 goals. In June 2019, he joinedSparta Rotterdam[1] before moving to CSKA Sofia a year later. Mattheij soon established himself as a key player for "the reds", becoming the team'scaptain.
He also developed a knack for scoring decisive goals, includinga last-minute one in extra time in the second leg againstViktoria Plzeň, held on 26 August 2021, to secure the team's entry into theUEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and the winning goal against Bulgarian championsLudogorets Razgrad in aFirst 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 againstCSKA 1948 on 8 November was voted Goal of the Season for 2021.[3] In June 2024, following a period during which he was sidelined due to injury issues, he left the team upon the expiration of his contract.[4]
On 30 December 2024, Mattheij returned toExcelsior, on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.[5]
| 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 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 79 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 11 | ||
| Excelsior | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 281 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 22 | ||
CSKA Sofia
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