Ian Maatsen

Ian Ethan Maatsen (born 10 March 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left-back for Charlton Athletic on loan from Chelsea.

Ian Maatsen
Personal information
Full name Ian Ethan Maatsen[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
(on loan from Chelsea
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2013 Feyenoord
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2018 PSV Eindhoven
2018– Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2020– → Charlton Athletic (loan) 19 (0)
National team‡
2017 Netherlands U15[3] 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U16[4] 8 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17[5] 18 (3)
2019– Netherlands U18[6] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:30, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Maatsen joined Feyenoord's academy at the age of 7, but was dropped for allegedly being too small. He moved to Sparta Rotterdam and then PSV Eindhoven, before joining Chelsea in 2018.[7] On 25 September 2019, he made his debut for the London club as a substitute in a 7–1 EFL Cup victory over Grimsby Town.[8]

On 13 October 2020, Maatsen joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan.[9] Maatsen made his league debut for Charlton, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the side's 1-0 win over Blackpool on 20 October 2020.[10]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Maatsen is of Surinamese descent.[11] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 000010—10
2020–21 000000—00
Chelsea total 000010—10
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2020–21 League One 19010—00200
Career total 190101000210

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. Ian Maatsen at Soccerway
  3. "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 15". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 16". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 17". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. "Ian Maatsen – Jeugd mannen onder 18". www.onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. Kinsella, Nizaar (25 September 2019). "Who is Ian Maatsen? Too small for Feyenoord but now closing on a Chelsea debut". www.goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. Sanders, Emma (25 September 2019). "Chelsea 7–1 Grimsby Town: Reece James impresses on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. "DONE DEAL: Ian Maatsen joins on loan from Chelsea". Charlton Athletic. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. "Blackpool 0-1 Charlton Athletic". BBC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.


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