Bart Verbruggen

Bart Verbruggen (born 18 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Netherlands national team.

Bart Verbruggen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Zwolle, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	1
Youth career
2008–2014	WDS '19
2014–2019	NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Anderlecht	24	(0)
2022–2023	Anderlecht II	14	(0)
2023–	Brighton & Hove Albion	57	(0)
International career‡
2019	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
2023–	Netherlands U21	4	(0)
2023–	Netherlands	20	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:47, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Club career

Anderlecht

Verbruggen joined Anderlecht in 2020 from N.A.C. Breda. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.^[1] On 23 February 2023, he saved all three penalties during a shootout against Ludogorets Razgrad in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs second leg, which helped his team to win the tie 3–0 on penalties following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.^[2]

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 3 July 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Verbruggen on a five-year deal.^[3] Verbruggen was chosen to play ahead of Jason Steele to make his debut in Brighton's third match of the season on 26 August, a 3–1 home loss against West Ham for their first defeat of the season.^[4]

On 18 February 2024, Verbruggen would keep his first Premier League clean-sheet in a 5–0 win against Sheffield United.

Verbruggen made his first Premier League start of Brighton's 2024–25 campaign on 31 August 2024 in Albion's 1–1 draw against Arsenal after missing their opening two games due to injury.^[5]

International career

On 17 March 2023, Verbruggen received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar.^[6] He made a debut in the national team on 13 October 2023 in a 1–2 loss against France.^[7]

On 29 May 2024, Verbruggen was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[8] He went on to play in each of the Netherlands' matches in the tournament, reaching the semi-finals.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2020–21[10]	Belgian Pro League	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2021–22[11]		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2022–23[12]		17	0	1	0	—		6[c]	0	24	0
	Total		24	0	1	0	—		6	0	31	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2023–24[13]	Premier League	21	0	2	0	1	0	3[d]	0	27	0
	2024–25[14]		36	0	3	0	1	0	—		40	0
	Total		57	0	5	0	2	0	3	0	67	0
Career total			81	0	6	0	2	0	9	0	98	0

1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2023	4	0
	2024	14	0
	2025	2	0
Total		20	0

Honours

Individual

• Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2022–23^[16]