Ruben Ewald Ligeon (born 24 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for NAC Breda. Before moving to Slovakia where he featured for Slovan Bratislava and AS Trenčín, he played for Ajax Amsterdam, NAC Breda, Willem II and Utrecht in the Netherlands. Club career Ajax Ligeon played for 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 an 8–0 pre-season friendly match win over Noordwijk on 16 July 2012. He scored his second goal in a pre-season friendly encounter the next season against 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 his 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 Zivkovic. Slovan Bratislava Ligeon left Slovan Bratislava on 31 August 2017. Ligeon then trained with the Danish Superliga-club AGF in December 2017. PEC Zwolle On 16 January 2018, Ligeon signed a contract for 2.5 years with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle. AS Trenčín On 6 July 2019, Ligeon moved to Slovak side AS Trenčín on a free transfer. Personal life Born in the Netherlands, Ligeon is of Surinamese descent. He is a younger brother of American international player Maurice Ligeon. Career statistics Club Honours Ajax Eredivisie: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Eusébio Cup: 2014 References External links Netherlands stats at OnsOranje Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje 1992 births Living people Association football fullbacks Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players NAC Breda players Willem II (football club) players FC Utrecht players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players PEC Zwolle players De Graafschap players AS