.jpg) Deijl in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | MVV '27 | ||
| 2006–2010 | WSC | ||
| 2010–2014 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brabant United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | FC Den Bosch | 108 | (3) |
| 2021– | Go Ahead Eagles | 141 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025 | |||
Mats Deijl (born 15 July 1997) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forEredivisie clubGo Ahead Eagles.
He made his professional debut in theEerste Divisie forFC Den Bosch on 16 December 2016 in a game againstFortuna Sittard[1] and was added to the Den Bosch first team squad a few weeks later.[2] On 4 January 2017, the club announced that Deijl had been permanently promoted to first team.[3]
On 16 June 2021, Deijl signed a three-year contract with recently promotedEredivisie clubGo Ahead Eagles.[4] He made his debut in the Eredivisie for the club on 13 August 2021 in a 1-0 home defeat againstSC Heerenveen.[5]
In April 2025, he played and was the goalscorer for Go Ahead Eagles in thefinal of theKNVB Cup as the club won the trophy for the first time in their history, winning on penalties againstAZ Alkmaar on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1–1 in normal time after Deijl scored a 98th minute equalising penalty for his side afterPeer Koopmeiners was penalised for a handball. He then also successfully scored the first penalty in the subsequent shoot-out.[6]
Deijl was born inVlaardingen, Netherlands. In December 2023, Deijl confirmed his Singapore (which is part ofMalaya at the time) ancestry through his father's side. When asked about his Singapore heritage, Deijl stated, "Yes, really far away on my father's side. I don't even know how far".[7] However, due toFIFA rules, he cannot represent Malaysia in international football because the ancestry is through a great-grandparent rather than a grandparent.[8][9]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Den Bosch | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 111 | 2 | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 141 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 14 | ||
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