Mats Deijl
.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 | 131 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2025 | |||
Mats Deijl (born 15 July 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Den Bosch | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 111 | 2 | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 239 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Conference League play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
Go Ahead Eagles
References
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 December 2016.
- ^ MATS DEIJL STROOMT DOOR NAAR EERSTE ELFTAL FC DEN BOSCH Archived 11 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine - FC Den Bosch (in Dutch)
- ^ "Mats Deijl stroomt door naar eerste elftal FC Den Bosch". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles versterkt selectie met verdediger Mats Deijl". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 16 June 2021.
- ^ "GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. HEERENVEEN 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles Win The KNVB Cup". Football-Oranje. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ Suhaimi, Muhamad Ardie Putra (14 December 2023). "FAM perlu segera 'pancing' Mats Deijl". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Deijl tak lepas sertai Harimau Malaya". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Zahiid, Syed Jaymal (4 October 2024). "What is a heritage player, and why did Dutch player Mats Deijl fail to don the Harimau Malaya kit?". Malaymail.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
External links
- Mats Deijl at WorldFootball.net