1999 - Today
Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. Considered as one of the best defenders in the world, De Ligt is known for his strength, leadership, aggressiveness, tackling and aerial ability. De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game against Willem II. He scored from a corner after 25 minutes, making him the club's second-youngest goalscorer ever behind Clarence Seedorf. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthijs de Ligt has received more than 4,514,763 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Matthijs de Ligt is the 3,232nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,022nd in 2019), the 767th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 680th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Matthijs de Ligt ranks 3,232 out of 16,880. Before him are Sergio Cervato, Billy Whelan, Frank Mill, Gabriel Alonso, Aldo Campatelli, and Khoren Oganesian. After him are Vedran Ćorluka, Nabil Maâloul, Stan Mortensen, Mustafa Mansour, Eiji Kawashima, and Reinier Beeuwkes.
1929 - 2005
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 3,226
1935 - 1958
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3,227
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3,228
1923 - 1996
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3,229
1919 - 1984
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3,230
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3,231
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 3,232
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 3,233
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 3,234
1921 - 1991
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 3,235
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 3,236
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 3,237
1884 - 1963
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 3,238
Among people born in 1999, Matthijs de Ligt ranks 9. Before him are Cameron Boyce, Sabrina Carpenter, Joey King, Kai Havertz, Mick Schumacher, and Lil Nas X. After him are João Félix, Brahim Díaz, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Belle Delphine, Trevoh Chalobah, and Nikita Mazepin.
1999 - 2019
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 3
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 5
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 6
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 8
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 9
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 10
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 11
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 12
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 13
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 14
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 15
Among people born in Netherlands, Matthijs de Ligt ranks 767 out of 1,427. Before him are Rineke Dijkstra (1959), Conny Vandenbos (1937), Hans Gillhaus (1963), Regillio Simons (1973), Renée Soutendijk (1957), and Stefan de Vrij (1992). After him are Jan Heemskerk (1818), Reinier Beeuwkes (1884), Nicolaas Pierson (1839), Catharina Lodders (1942), Michiel Huisman (1981), and Hendrik Timmer (1904).
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 761
1937 - 2002
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 762
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 763
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 764
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 765
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 766
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 767
1818 - 1897
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 768
1884 - 1963
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 769
1839 - 1909
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 770
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 771
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 772
1904 - 1998
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 773
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Matthijs de Ligt ranks 107. Before him are Arie Schans (1952), Puck van Heel (1904), Foppe de Haan (1943), Hans Gillhaus (1963), Regillio Simons (1973), and Stefan de Vrij (1992). After him are Reinier Beeuwkes (1884), Pieter Huistra (1967), Adrie van Kraay (1953), John Heitinga (1983), Eddy Treijtel (1946), and Royston Drenthe (1987).
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 101
1904 - 1984
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 102
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 103
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 104
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 105
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 106
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 107
1884 - 1963
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 108
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 109
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 110
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 112
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 113