Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch association football player (born 1999)
Person human Q26259982
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Matthijs de Ligt

Summary

Matthijs de Ligt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leiderdorp[2]. He was born on August 12, 1999[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,078 views/month, #5,073 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Leiderdorp[2], Matthijs de Ligt…
  • Matthijs de Ligt was born on August 12, 1999[3].
  • Matthijs de Ligt held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6].
  • Dutch was Matthijs de Ligt's native language[7].
  • Matthijs de Ligt worked as an association football player[4].
  • Matthijs de Ligt received the Talent of the year[8].
  • Matthijs de Ligt received the Kopa Trophy[9].
  • Matthijs de Ligt is recorded as male[10].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's member of sports team is recorded as Netherlands national association football team[12].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's member of sports team is recorded as Manchester United F.C.[13].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's league or competition is recorded as Q82595[14].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's league or competition is recorded as Eerste Divisie[15].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's league or competition is recorded as Q15804[16].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's Commons category is recorded as Matthijs de Ligt[17].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's position played on team / speciality is recorded as centre-back[18].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's family name is recorded as de Ligt[20].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's given name is recorded as Matthijs[21].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2020[22].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's participant in is recorded as 2018–19 UEFA Nations League[23].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's participant in is recorded as 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[24].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[25].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's country for sport is recorded as Netherlands[26].
  • Matthijs de Ligt's name in native language is recorded as Matthijs de Ligt[27].

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Origins and Family

Matthijs de Ligt was born in Leiderdorp[2]. He was born on August 12, 1999[3]. Dutch was his native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Matthijs de Ligt's professions included association football player[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Talent of the year[8], a sports award[28], in Netherlands[29] and Kopa Trophy[9], a sports award[30], in France[31], founded in 2018[32].

Why It Matters

Matthijs de Ligt ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,078 views/month, #5,073 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Matthijs de Ligt born?

Born in Leiderdorp[2], Matthijs de Ligt…

What did Matthijs de Ligt do for work?

Matthijs de Ligt worked as association football player[4].

What awards did Matthijs de Ligt receive?

Honors received include Talent of the year[8] and Kopa Trophy[9].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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