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]
| 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) | ||
| Playing 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 | 12 | (0) |
| 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 27 December 2019 | |||
Club career
Ajax
Ligeon played for SV 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 VV Noordwijk on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against RKC Waalwijk on 13 July 2013, scoring the fourth goal just before half-time in the 5–1 win.[4] On 18 August 2013, Ligeon started in hist 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.[5]
NAC Breda
On 27 January 2015, it was announced that Ligeon would spend the rest of the season on loan with NAC Breda.[6]
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.[7]
Slovan Bratislava
Ligeon left Slovan Bratislava on 31 August 2017. Ligeon trained afterwards with the Danish Superliga-club AGF in December 2017.[8]
PEC Zwolle
On 16 January 2018, Ligeon signed a contract for 2.5 years with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.[9]
AS Trenčín
On 6 July 2019, Ligeon moved to Slovak side, AS Trenčín on a free transfer.[10]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Ligeon is of Surinamese descent.[11] He is a younger brother of American international player Maurice Ligeon.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2019[13]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 79 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in the Johan Cruijff Schaal
- Appearances in the Eredivisie Playoffs
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Reserves performance
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
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
- "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