Ian Maatsen Bio: Age, Family, Girlfriend, Net Worth
Fact-check: In new Chelsea transfer windows, Ian Maatsen became one of the club’s players to be loaned out, ahead of the last quarter of Premier League’s 2023/2024 season. Now, his previous contract with Chelsea was set to expire next summer (June 30, 2024), however, he, on January 16, 2024, signed a new two-year contract extension, which would potentially keep him with Chelsea until June 30, 2026.
“Ian has a £35m release clause in new Chelsea contract,” a January report says after Ian moved to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, upon renewing his contract with Chelsea. Well, sources say Chelsea, although is supposed to hold on to him until at least 2026, is open to releasing him to Borussia Dortmund upon the expiration of his loan transfer to the club, if they want to sign him permanently.
Nonetheless, Chelsea demands the fee of £35 million must be paid in full for Dortmund to sign Ian permanently, more like Ian’s current transfer fee is worth £35 million. Actually, a news article confirms that his current market transfer fee is over €30 million, so there’s that!
Who is Ian Maatsen?
Born Ian Ethan Maatsen, Ian Maatsen is a Dutch professional football player, who now plays left-back and sometimes as a winger for Premier League’s Chelsea. Currently, however, he plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Chelsea. He signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in September 2019, at the young age of 17. Well, a few months to his 18th birthday. Recall that he joined the Chelsea youth academy as a teenager in the early months of 2018.
He made his debut for the Premier League club as a substitute in a 7–1 EFL Cup win against Grimsby Town. Although he has witnessed several loan transfers this season, the Dutch full-back has made 15 first-team appearances for the Blues this season. Speaking of loan transfers, Ian was first loaned out to Charlton Athletic in 2020, until the early months of 2021.
Upon the expiration of his first loan transfer, Ian Maatsen was again, loaned out to Coventry City, where he played the remainder of the season (2021 – 2022). Then again, he got loaned out to Burnley the same year, where he stayed until the early months of 2023. Now, his latest loan transfer is to the Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Well, since Chelsea is open to releasing him permanently to Borussia Dortmund, there’s a possibility that Ian has a future with Dortmund.
On a rather side note, Ian first started training and playing football at the age of seven, after he joined Feyenoord’s academy in 2009. However, sources alleged that he was quickly dropped off for being too small so that he subsequently moved to Sparta Rotterdam. Ah, well, he equally played and trained with PSV Eindhoven, before moving to Chelsea, where he currently has a two-year running contract.
Player’s Wiki Data
| Birth Name, Full Name | Ian Ethan Maatsen |
| Date of birth | March 10, 2002 |
| Age | 22 years old |
| Place of Birth | Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | Surinamese descent |
| Profession | Footballer |
| Years Active | 2009 – present |
| Position/style of play | Left-back, winger |
| Monthly Salary | £50k thousand |
| Annual Salary | £600k thousand |
| Net Worth in 2024 | £2.6 million |
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund(on loan from Chelsea) |
| Parents | Edward Maatsen (father) |
| Siblings | Darren Maatsen |
| College | High school graduate |
| Girlfriend | Single |
| Current Resident | England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 feet 6 inches tall |
| Weight | 62 kg |
Ian Maatsen Biography
Now aged 22 years, Ian Maatsen, whose real name is Ian Ethan Maatsen, was born on March 10, 2002, to his former military father, Edward Maatsen, and business mother, Mrs. Maatsen, in Vlaardingen, Netherlands. His only brother and sibling, Darren Maatsen, is also a footballer, who sources say went via the non-league route to the professional game, where he now plays with RKC Waalwijk.
Having a Dutch nationality, Ian’s parents Ian has Indonesian blood from his ancestors who came from Java as well as of Surinamese descent. Born and raised in Vlaardingen, South Holland, he is qualified to and has been playing for the Netherlands team on the international level.
From sources across the web, he has, in the past, represented his country, at all levels, starting from under-15 to under-21. Meanwhile, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior team by head coach Ronald Koeman, in September 2023, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.
Ian Maatsen Girlfriend
From our team’s findings, Ian Maatsen has a girlfriend. Now, a January 20, 2024, report captured a picture of Ian kissing a girl, who was described as his girlfriend, after a game at the Rhein Energie Stadion in Koeln. Oh, and he is on Instagram under the username @maatsen_ with 450k thousand followers.
While the report of him kissing his girlfriend has a substance of credibility, Ian has yet to share any details about his girlfriend and in fact, has never shared anything about his dating and romantic life on the internet, so little less is known about that part of his life. Be that it may, it could be factual that the girl in the embedded picture is his girlfriend.
Ian Maatsen Height, Weight
On body measurements, Ian Maatsen stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, estimated to be 167 cm. With an athletic body type, he has a body weight of 62 kg or 136 pounds. Considering his Surinamese ancestry and parents, he has Black skin color, dark brown eyes, and black hair color.
Away from height and weight, Ian’s style of play is unique to him, and well, he plays defensive left-back as well as plays as a winger. Meanwhile, his number is number 22, his foot is left, and his agent is Epic Sports.
Ian Maatsen Net Worth
With a current market transfer fee of €30 million and a pegged Chelsea current transfer fee of £35 million, Ian Maatsen’s net worth is estimated to be £2.6 million in 2024. His annual salary is £600k, his monthly salary is £50k thousand, and his salary per week is about £12k thousand.
