Ian Maatsen

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Ian Maatsen
Personal information
Full name Ian Ethan Maatsen[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2013 Feyenoord
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2018 PSV
2018– Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 34 (1)
2021– → Coventry City (loan) 21 (1)
National team
2017 Netherlands U15[3] 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U16[4] 8 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17[5] 18 (3)
2019 Netherlands U18[6] 1 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2019 U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:01, 30 December 2021

Ian Ethan Maatsen (born 10 March 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Coventry City on loan from Chelsea.

Club career[]

Maatsen joined Feyenoord's academy at the age of 7, but was dropped for allegedly being too small. He moved to Sparta Rotterdam and then PSV Eindhoven, before joining Chelsea in 2018.[7] On 25 September 2019, he made his debut for the London club as a substitute in a 7–1 EFL Cup victory over Grimsby Town.[8]

On 13 October 2020, Maatsen joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.[9] He made his league debut for Charlton, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the side's 1–0 win over Blackpool on 20 October 2020.[10] He scored his first senior goal on 2 April 2021 in a 1–0 away win over Doncaster Rovers.[11]

On 30 July 2021, Maatsen joined Coventry City on loan.[12] On 2 October 2021, he scored a stunner in Coventry City's match against Fulham. His goal made the scoreline 3–1 to Coventry. The Sky Blues went on to win 4–1.[13]

International career[]

Born in the Netherlands, Maatsen is of Surinamese descent.[14] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 December 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2020–21 League One 34 1 1 0 — 0 0 35 1
Coventry City (loan) 2021–22 Championship 21 1 0 0 1 0 — 22 1
Career total 55 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 58 2

Honours[]

Netherlands U17

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ian Maatsen at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 15". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 16". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 17". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 18". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. ^ Kinsella, Nizaar (25 September 2019). "Who is Ian Maatsen? Too small for Feyenoord but now closing on a Chelsea debut". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. ^ Sanders, Emma (25 September 2019). "Chelsea 7–1 Grimsby Town: Reece James impresses on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ "DONE DEAL: Ian Maatsen joins on loan from Chelsea". Charlton Athletic. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Blackpool 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Ian Maatsen on loan!". Coventry City. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Coventry City 4-1 Fulham: Sky Blues hit back to hammer hapless Cottagers". www.bbc.com. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
  15. ^ "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA.com. 19 May 2019.
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