Bart Verbruggen (born 18 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Anderlecht

Verbruggen joined Anderlecht in 2020 from N.A.C. Breda. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.[1] On 23 February 2023, he saved all three penalties during a shootout against Ludogorets Razgrad in the 2022–23 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]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 3 July 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Verbruggen on a five-year deal.[3] Verbruggen was chosen to play ahead of Jason Steele to make his debut in Brighton's third match of the season on 26 August, a 3–1 home loss against West 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 against Sheffield United.

Verbruggen made his first Premier League start of Brighton's 2024–25 campaign on 31 August 2024 in Albion's 1–1 draw against Arsenal after missing their opening two games due to injury.[5]

International career

On 17 March 2023, Verbruggen received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar.[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 for UEFA Euro 2024.[8] He went on to play in each of the Netherlands' matches in the tournament, reaching the semi-finals.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2023 4 0
2024 14 0
2025 2 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 24 October 2021 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "UECL - Laufenn - POTW Spieler - ST8 - Bart Verbruggen (Anderlecht v Ludogorets)". UEFA. 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Albion sign Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Record for Gross but Albion are beaten". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Koeman roept drie debutanten op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Frankrijk doet Oranje ook in Amsterdam pijn: 1-2". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Example Title". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Netherlands - B. Verbruggen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Bart Verbruggen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Bart Verbruggen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Anderlecht spreekt fraaie woorden over Speler van het Jaar Verbruggen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 June 2023.
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