Ian Maatsen, born on 10 March 2002 (age 24), is a Netherlands left-back with Aston Villa. Compact at 5ft 7in (1.70m), he wears the No 22 shirt and is valued at around £27m by Transfermarkt.
His most productive league season came at Burnley in 2022–23, when he scored four times in 39 appearances. That was the spell which gave his senior career a bit of shape: regular football, end product from full-back, and enough substance to move him beyond promise alone.
At Aston Villa in 2026–27, he has made 13 appearances across all competitions, including four in the Premier League, two in the FA Cup, one in the UEFA Super Cup and one in the Champions League. His season has also included five UEFA Under-21 qualifier appearances.
Maatsen’s career remains that of an established but still developing modern full-back: Dutch, left-sided, tidy enough going forward, and now trying to turn useful spells into something more settled at Villa.
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