Ruben Ligeon
Ruben Ewald Ligeon (born 24 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Slovak side, AS Trenčín.[3] Before moving to Slovakia, he played for Ajax Amsterdam, NAC Breda, Willem II and Utrecht in the Netherlands.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Ewald Ligeon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AS Trenčín | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De Meteoor | |||
| OSV | |||
| 2000–2011 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Ajax Amsterdam | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Jong Ajax | 33 | (0) |
| 2015 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Willem II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Utrecht (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovan Bratislava | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | AS Trenčín | 29 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2021 | |||
Club career
Ajax
Ligeon played for De Meteoor and OSV in his early career before joining the youth ranks of Ajax. He made his debut for the first team in a home draw against AZ on 15 October 2011, replacing André Ooijer in the 45th minute. He scored his first goal in the 41st minute of an 8–0 pre-season friendly match win over Noordwijk on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against Waalwijk on 13 July 2013, scoring the fourth goal just before half-time in the 5–1 win.[5] On 18 August 2013, Ligeon started in his first ever Klassieker match against arch-rivals Feyenoord, when he replaced the suspended Ricardo van Rhijn in the starting line-up. His cross in the 37th minute led to Kolbeinn Sigþórsson's header and his second goal in the 2–1 home win.[6]
NAC Breda
On 27 January 2015, it was announced that Ligeon would spend the rest of the season on loan with NAC Breda.[7]
Willem II
On 22 June 2015, it was announced that Ligeon was sent on loan at Willem II, together with Lesly de Sa and Richairo Zivkovic.[8]
Slovan Bratislava
Ligeon left Slovan Bratislava on 31 August 2017. Ligeon then trained with the Danish Superliga-club AGF in December 2017.[9]
PEC Zwolle
On 16 January 2018, Ligeon signed a contract for 2.5 years with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.[10]
AS Trenčín
On 6 July 2019, Ligeon moved to Slovak side AS Trenčín on a free transfer.[11]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Ligeon is of Surinamese descent.[12] He is a younger brother of American international player Maurice Ligeon.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2019[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Willem II (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| De Graafschap (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Trenčín | 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in the Johan Cruijff Schaal
- Appearances in the Eredivisie Playoffs
- Appearances in the Europa League
References
- "List of Players — 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "Ruben Ligeon Profile". ajaxinside.nl. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- Ruben Ligeon at WorldFootball.net
- Het leven van Ruben Ligeon als transfervrije voetballer vice.com
- "Ajax door goede eerste helft ruim voorbij RKC". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "Zeer matig Ajax wint wel van Feyenoord". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- 'Volgende aanwinst voor slagvaardig NAC komt regelrecht uit Amsterdam' (Dutch). 27 January 2015.
- 'Twee andere Ajacieden volgen voorbeeld van Zivkovic en trekken naar Tilburg' (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 June 2015.
- Tidligere Ajax-spiller træner med i AGF‚ bold.dk, 5 December 2017
- Ruben Ligeon tekent bij PEC Zwolle (Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 16 January 2018.
- "Stentor: AS Trencin helpt PEC Zwolle van overbodige rechtsback af". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Inventarisatie Suriprofs verdedigers".
- "Kansen missend Unicum heeft de buit toch zo goed binnen". radiolelystad.nl. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- Ruben Ligeon at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Ruben Ligeon at WorldFootball.net
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje
- Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje
- Ruben Ligeon at Soccerway