Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.
![]() Mattheij in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jurgen Mattheij | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
Number | 2 | ||
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– | CSKA Sofia | 61 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 6 November 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Rotterdam, Mattheij began his professional career at Excelsior in 2011. In his eight seasons with the club he played 188 games and scored 9 goals. In June 2019 he joined Sparta Rotterdam[1] before moving to CSKA Sofia a year later. Mattheij soon established itself as a key player for the "redmen", becoming the team's captain. He also developed a knack for scoring decisive goals, including a last-minute one in extra time in the second leg against Viktoria Plzeň held on 26 August 2021 to secure the team's entry into the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and a winning goal against Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in a First 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 against CSKA 1948 on 8 November was voted goal of the season in Bulgarian football for 2021.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 61 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 9 | ||
Career total | 262 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 312 | 20 |
CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia – current squad | |
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