Matteo Dams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasschaat, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahli | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 2012–2022 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Jong PSV | 48 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | PSV | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Ahli | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:32, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Matteo Dams (born 9 March 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Pro League. He has also represented the Belgium national under-21 football team.
Club career
[edit]PSV Eindhoven
[edit]From Brasschaat, Dams joined the academy at PSV Eindhoven in 2012. In June 2021 Dams signed a two-year professional contract with PSV.[1] Dams made his professional debut on January 21, 2022 for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie match against Excelsior Rotterdam which side won 3–0.[2] After making 12 Eerste Divisie appearances in his debut season for Jong PSV, in June 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[3][4] On 6 October 2023, he scored his first league goal as a professional, in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV against MVV Maastricht.[5][6] He made his first start in the Eredivisie for PSV on 1 September 2024 in a 3–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles.[7]
Al-Ahli
[edit]With his contract with PSV set to expire in the summer, on 29 January 2025, Dams joined Saudi club Al-Ahli.[8] The transfer fee for the move was reported to be in the region of €10 million.[9] He made his debut in the Saudi Pro League for Al-Ahli appearing as second half substitute in a 2-0 away win against Al-Orobah on 30 January 2025.[10] A few days later, he featured for the club in the AFC Champions League Elite, playing from the start in a 3-1 away win against Qatari club Al Sadd SC on 3 February 2025.[11]
International career
[edit]A Belgium youth international,[12] In 2024, he was called up to the Belgium U21 side.[13] He featured for Belgian U21 from the start as they played Czech Republic U21 in a 2–0 defeat on 15 November 2024.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| PSV | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Al-Ahli | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
[edit]Al-Ahli
References
[edit]- ^ "PSV laat zeven Academy-talent eerste profcontract tekenen, onder wie één Belg". Voetbalprimeur.be. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Jong PSV Vs. Excelsior 3-0". espn.co.uk. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "CONTRACT EXTENSION - MATTEO DAMS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". psv.nl. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "PSV retains Belgian talent with twelve matches in the second". Studio040.nl. 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Gilbert on target, but Jong PSV beaten". guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "PSV II VS. MVV". Soccerway. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "MATTEO DAMS IMPRESSES DURING HIS STARTING DEBUT". psv.nl. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Transfer | Matteo Dams to Al-Ahli SC". www.psv.nl. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Singh, Kirti (28 January 2025). "Victory against NAC and 10 million euros for Dams". Eindhoven News. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "AL ORUBAH VS. AL AHLI 0 - 2". Soccerway. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "AL SADD VS. AL AHLI 1 - 3". Soccerway. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "U16s beat Belgium: 3–1". tff.org. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "U21S SQUAD LIST FOR THE DECISIVE DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST THE CZECH REPUBLIC". rbfa.be. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "BELGIUM U21 VS. CZECHIA U21 0 – 2". Soccerway. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Lynch, Joey (3 May 2025). "Never taking their eyes off the prize, Al Ahli are champions of Asia at long last". ESPN. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- 2004 births
- Footballers from Brasschaat
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Jong PSV players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players