Domestic-league season · Manchester United.
Missed 22 of Manchester United's ~38 games this season through 22 injury absences (back). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1170 | 6.93 |
| Premier League Summer Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6.45 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6.45 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 |
Ligt's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→29), while his Rating held around 78. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 42).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Manchester United · 3rd | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | 78 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Manchester United · 15th | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 79 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Bayern München · 3rd | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6.99 | 76 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | Bayern München · 1st | 32 | 3 | 1 | 7.07 | 87 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | Juventus · 4th | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7.05 | 86 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | Juventus · 4th | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7.09 | 84 | 27 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. de Ligt is a 26-year-old central defender at Manchester United, rated 77.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 418 in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ligt.
Judged on this season alone, Ligt graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 81 of the 81 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.154 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 78, top 28% of the 81 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 26 Ligt is in his prime years, and a market index of 155.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ligt missed 22 games through injury (back) out of roughly 38 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 77.6, Ligt carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 81 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~155), then tapers with age. At 26, Ligt sits on 155.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ligt's projected Rating — 77.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€187M total transfer fees · 3 moves
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