Ruben Ligeon

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Ruben Ligeon
Personal information
Full name Ruben Ewald Ligeon[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Number 2
Youth career
De Meteoor
OSV
2000–2011 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Ajax Amsterdam 12 (0)
2013–2015 → Jong Ajax 33 (0)
2015 → NAC Breda (loan) 14 (0)
2015 → Willem II (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Utrecht (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Slovan Bratislava 21 (1)
2018–2019 PEC Zwolle 5 (0)
2019 → De Graafschap (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 AS Trenčín 33 (2)
2021– NAC Breda 9 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Netherlands U17 14 (1)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up Germany 2009 U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:57, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

Ruben Ewald Ligeon (born 24 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for NAC Breda.[3] Before moving to Slovakia where he featured for Slovan Bratislava and AS Trenčín, he played for Ajax Amsterdam, NAC Breda, Willem II and Utrecht in the Netherlands.[4]

Club career[]

Ajax[]

Ligeon played for De Meteoor and OSV in his early career before joining the youth ranks of Ajax. He made his debut for the first team in a home draw against AZ on 15 October 2011, replacing André Ooijer in the 45th minute. He scored his first goal in the 41st minute of an 8–0 pre-season friendly match win over Noordwijk on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against Waalwijk on 13 July 2013, scoring the fourth goal just before half-time in the 5–1 win.[5] On 18 August 2013, Ligeon started in his first ever Klassieker match against arch-rivals Feyenoord, when he replaced the suspended Ricardo van Rhijn in the starting line-up. His cross in the 37th minute led to Kolbeinn Sigþórsson's header and his second goal in the 2–1 home win.[6]

NAC Breda[]

On 27 January 2015, it was announced that Ligeon would spend the rest of the season on loan with NAC Breda.[7]

Willem II[]

On 22 June 2015, it was announced that Ligeon was sent on loan at Willem II, together with Lesly de Sa and Richairo Zivkovic.[8]

Slovan Bratislava[]

Ligeon left Slovan Bratislava on 31 August 2017. Ligeon then trained with the Danish Superliga-club AGF in December 2017.[9]

PEC Zwolle[]

On 16 January 2018, Ligeon signed a contract for 2.5 years with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.[10]

AS Trenčín[]

On 6 July 2019, Ligeon moved to Slovak side AS Trenčín on a free transfer.[11]

Personal life[]

Born in the Netherlands, Ligeon is of Surinamese descent.[12] He is a younger brother of American international player Maurice Ligeon.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 7 December 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2011–12 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2012–13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2014–15 3 0 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 12 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 21 0
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 19 0 – – – 19 0
2014–15 14 0 – – – 14 0
Total 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
NAC Breda (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie 14 0 0 0 — 4[b] 0 18 0
Willem II (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 5 0 1 0 — 0 0 6 0
FC Utrecht (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 7 0 2 0 — 0 0 9 0
Slovan Bratislava 2016–17 Slovak Super Liga 19 1 1 0 3[c] 0 0 0 23 1
2017–18 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 3 0
Total 21 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 26 1
PEC Zwolle 2017–18 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
2018–19 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
De Graafschap (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Trenčín 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 12 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 0
Career total 112 1 12 0 4 0 5 0 133 1
  1. ^ Appearance in the Johan Cruijff Schaal
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie Playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League

Honours[]

Ajax

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Players — 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Ruben Ligeon Profile". ajaxinside.nl. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ^ Ruben Ligeon at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Het leven van Ruben Ligeon als transfervrije voetballer vice.com
  5. ^ "Ajax door goede eerste helft ruim voorbij RKC". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Zeer matig Ajax wint wel van Feyenoord". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  7. ^ 'Volgende aanwinst voor slagvaardig NAC komt regelrecht uit Amsterdam' (Dutch). 27 January 2015.
  8. ^ 'Twee andere Ajacieden volgen voorbeeld van Zivkovic en trekken naar Tilburg' (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 June 2015.
  9. ^ Tidligere Ajax-spiller træner med i AGF‚ bold.dk, 5 December 2017
  10. ^ Ruben Ligeon tekent bij PEC Zwolle (Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Stentor: AS Trencin helpt PEC Zwolle van overbodige rechtsback af". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  12. ^ Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Inventarisatie Suriprofs verdedigers".
  13. ^ "Kansen missend Unicum heeft de buit toch zo goed binnen". radiolelystad.nl. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  14. ^ Ruben Ligeon at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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