Jurgen Mattheij

Jurgen Mattheij
	Mattheij in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Jurgen Mattheij
Date of birth	1 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	2
Youth career
	Alexandria '66
	Sparta Rotterdam
	Excelsior
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2019	Excelsior
2019–2020	Sparta Rotterdam
2020–	CSKA Sofia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Jurgen Mattheij (born 1 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.

Club career[edit]

Born in Rotterdam, Mattheij began his professional career at Excelsior in 2011. In his eight seasons with the club, he played in 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 himself as a key player for "the reds", 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 the 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 for 2021.^[3]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 27 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Eerste Divisie	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	2	0	0	0	–		8	1
	Total		79	9	13	0	26	2	1	0	119	11
Career total			280	19	25	1	26	2	3	0	334	22

Honours[edit]

Team[edit]

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

Individual[edit]

Best goal in Bulgarian football for 2021^[3]
Best defender in Bulgarian football for 2021^[4]
Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2021 (shared with Jordy Caicedo)^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Sparta Rotterdam sign Mattheij". football-oranje.com. 14 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Капитанът на ЦСКА Юрген Матей изпраща най-резултатна година". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Юрген Матей е авторът на най-красивия гол в България за 2021 година". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.

External links[edit]

Jurgen Mattheij at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "Sparta Rotterdam sign Mattheij". football-oranje.com. 14 June 2019.

[MattheijSuccessfulYear2021-2] "Капитанът на ЦСКА Юрген Матей изпраща най-резултатна година". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[MattheijWonderfulGoal2021-3] "Юрген Матей е авторът на най-красивия гол в България за 2021 година". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[KirilDespodovNumberOneBulgaria2021-4] Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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