Ruben Ewald Ligeon (born 24 May 1992) is a Dutch professional

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who last played as a

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for

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club Ajax Amateurs. Before moving to

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where he featured for Slovan Bratislava and

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak First Football League after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its hom ...

, he played for

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, Willem II and

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in the

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Club career

Ajax

Ligeon played for De Meteoor and OSV in his early career before joining the youth ranks of

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. He made his debut for the first team in a home draw against AZ on 15 October 2011, replacing

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in the 45th minute. He scored his first goal in the 41st minute of an 8–0 pre-season friendly match win over

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on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against

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on 13 July 2013, scoring the fourth goal just before half-time in the 5–1 win. On 18 August 2013, Ligeon started in his first ever

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match against arch-rivals

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, when he replaced the suspended

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in the starting line-up. His cross in the 37th minute led to

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's header and his second goal in the 2–1 home win.

NAC Breda

On 27 January 2015, it was announced that Ligeon would spend the rest of the season on loan with

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.

Slovan Bratislava

Ligeon left Slovan Bratislava on 31 August 2017. Ligeon then trained with the Danish

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-club AGF in December 2017.

PEC Zwolle

On 16 January 2018, Ligeon signed a contract for 2.5 years with

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side

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AS Trenčín

On 6 July 2019, Ligeon moved to Slovak side

on a free transfer.

Return to NAC Breda

Ligeon returned to NAC on 22 August 2021, signing a two-year contract. Ligeon's contract with NAC was terminated by mutual consent on 19 March 2023.

Ajax Amateurs

On 15 August 2023, Ligeon joined Ajax Amateurs. He helped the team reach promotion to the

in his first season.

Personal life

Born in the

, Ligeon is of Surinamese descent. He is a younger brother of American international player Maurice Ligeon.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ajax *

: 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 *

Eusébio Cup The Eusébio Cup is a pre-season friendly Association football, football match hosted by Portuguese club S.L. Benfica since 2008. It has been played mostly at their home stadium, Estádio da Luz, with the two exceptions being the 2015 and 2018 ...

: 2014 Ajax Amateurs *

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: 2023–24

References

External links

*
Netherlands stats
at OnsOranje
Netherlands U21 stats
at OnsOranje * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ligeon, Ruben 1992 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players NAC Breda players Willem II Tilburg players FC Utrecht players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players PEC Zwolle players De Graafschap players AS Trenčín players AFC Ajax (amateurs) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Slovak First Football League players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Vierde Divisie players Derde Divisie players