Bart Verbruggen
Netherlands
GK
Age
23
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0
About Bart Verbruggen
Bart Verbruggen is named in Ronald Koeman's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad. He goes into the group stage aged 23 and plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he has been first-choice this season.
He has played 46 matches for Brighton this season across all competitions, a regular between the posts through the campaign as the club's number one. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For Verbruggen the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed after a full season as Brighton's first-choice keeper.
He has played 46 matches for Brighton this season across all competitions, a regular between the posts through the campaign as the club's number one. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For Verbruggen the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed after a full season as Brighton's first-choice keeper.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded
0
Saves
0
Playing Style
Bart Verbruggen is a goalkeeper whose game is built on his shot-stopping, with quick reflex saves and real strength at close range. He has been Brighton's first-choice in the Premier League this season, trusted between the posts week to week. He stands 1.93 m and is right-footed, and has logged 3,420 club minutes for Brighton this season, going into the group stage in Ronald Koeman's squad at the age of 23.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Bart Verbruggen's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 26 senior caps for the Netherlands, having been their first-choice goalkeeper throughout Euro 2024. Ronald Koeman has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, and he is part of the group-stage squad. He stays among the Netherlands' goalkeepers on the final list.
National Team
Netherlands
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Verbruggen's work for the Netherlands is in goal, a shot-stopper with sharp reflexes and strength close to his line. A regular in the Premier League this season, he takes that week-to-week experience into the group stage as one of Ronald Koeman's goalkeeping options for the finals. That top-flight grounding gives the Netherlands a tested option in goal. On the Goal Rush card the Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m.
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Verbruggen at the 2026 World Cup
Bart Verbruggen is a confirmed goalkeeper in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Netherlands in Goal Rush
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m in Goal Rush. They open Group F against Japan on 14 June, and Verbruggen is among the goalkeepers in the confirmed 26.
Bart Verbruggen World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card. Bart Verbruggen is in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26 as a goalkeeper, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Bart Verbruggen is a goalkeeper for the Netherlands. He plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion and is named in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the goalkeepers in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Verbruggen's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, with his place confirmed in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad after the Netherlands qualified by winning UEFA Group G.
Bart Verbruggen plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion. He is named among the Netherlands' goalkeepers in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26, with the team opening their Group F campaign against Japan in mid-June.
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