Mats Deijl
Dutch footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mats Deijl (born 15 July 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.
.jpg) Deijl in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | MVV '27 | ||
| 2006–2010 | WSC | ||
| 2010–2014 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brabant United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | FC Den Bosch | 108 | (3) |
| 2021– | Go Ahead Eagles | 113 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 | |||
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Den Bosch on 16 December 2016 in a game against Fortuna Sittard[1] and was added to the Den Bosch first team squad a few weeks later.[2] On 4 January 2017, the club announced that Deijl had been permanently promoted to first team.[3]
On 16 June 2021, Deijl signed a three-year contract with recently promoted Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.[4] He made his debut in the Eredivisie for the club on 13 August 2021 in a 1-0 home defeat against SC Heerenveen.[5]
In April 2025, he played and was the goalscorer for Go Ahead Eagles in the final of the KNVB Cup as the club won the trophy for the first time in their history, winning on penalties against AZ Alkmaar on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Deijl scored a 98th minute equalising penalty for his side after Peer Koopmeiners was penalised for a handball. He then also successfully scored the first penalty in the subsequent shoot-out.[6]
Personal life
Deijl was born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands. In December 2023, Deijl confirmed his Singapore (which is part of Malaya at the time) ancestry through his father's side. When asked about his Singapore heritage, Deijl stated, "Yes, really far away on my father's side. I don't even know how far".[7] However, due to FIFA rules, he cannot represent Malaysia in international football because the ancestry is through a great-grandparent rather than a grandparent.[8][9]
Honours
Go Ahead Eagles
References
External links
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