Introduction
Ruben Ewald Ligeon (born 24 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Fortuna Liga.
Club career
Ajax
Ligeon played for SV De Meteoor and OSV in his early career before joining the youth ranks of Ajax. He made his debut for the first team in a home draw against AZ on 15 October 2011, replacing André Ooijer in the 45th minute. He scored his first goal in the 41st minute of a 8–0 pre-season friendly match win over VV Noordwijk on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against RKC Waalwijk on 13 July 2013, scoring the fourth goal just before half-time in the 5–1 win. On 18 August 2013, Ligeon started in hist first ever Klassieker match against arch-rivals Feyenoord, when he replaced the suspended Ricardo van Rhijn in the starting line-up. His cross in the 37th minute led to Kolbeinn Sigþórsson'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 NAC Breda.
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 Živković.
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NAC Breda | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | Netherlands | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Eredivisie Playoffs and Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Eredivisie (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Eusébio Cup (1): 2014