https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/07/30/
maatsen-heads-on-loan-to-the-championship
Maatsen heads on loan to the Championship
30 Jul 2021
Ian Maatsen will play on loan in the Championship at Coventry City next
season.
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The teenage defender enjoyed an impressive maiden campaign in senior
football in 2020/21, making 35 appearances for Charlton Athletic in
League One as the Addicks narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs.
His versatility was lauded, initially under Lee Bowyer and then Nigel
Adkins, as he featured in various positions from midfield to right-wing,
as well as his customary left full-back role.
It was in that spot Maatsen thrived during two years playing for our
Academy teams after joining from PSV Eindhoven in his native Netherlands
in the summer of 2018, catching the eye both with his attacking intent and
defensive solidity.
He cemented a place at the back for our development squad in 2019/20, even
captaining the team on several occasions, and scored in the FA Youth Cup
as we thrashed Wolves 7-0. Earlier that season, he made his senior debut
aged 17 as a substitute in our Carabao Cup victory over Grimsby Town and
signed a new four-year contract on his 18th birthday a year later.
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Maatsen during his spell at Charlton
While on loan in south London last term, Maatsen quickly became popular
among Charlton supporters and was a regular in the side. He scored his
first professional goal against Doncaster Rovers in April while playing as
a right winger, though two draws in the final four games of the season saw
the Addicks miss out on a shot at promotion.
The Dutchman now swaps the Valley for the Midlands to join Coventry, who
finished six places and 12 points clear of danger in their first season
back in the Championship last term.