Mats Wieffer
Mats Wieffer (born 16 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie side Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.
_39_(cropped).jpg) Wieffer with Feyenoord in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Borne, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV NEO | |||
| 2010–2018 | FC Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Jong FC Twente | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | FC Twente | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Excelsior | 65 | (5) |
| 2022– | Feyenoord | 54 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Netherlands | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Borne, Wieffer played youth football for RKSV NEO aged 5 before joining FC Twente's academy at the age of 10. He made one Derde Divisie appearance for Jong FC Twente in the 2017–18 season, prior to making his professional debut for Twente on 30 October 2018 in a 4–2 KNVB Beker win over VV Noordwijk. He made his league debut in a 2–0 win over TOP Oss in March 2019.
In June 2020, Wieffer joined Excelsior on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.
In June 2022, Wieffer moved to Feyenoord on a four-year contract. On 13 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club while also providing an assist in a 3–1 cup win over PEC Zwolle. On 13 April 2023, Wieffer scored his first goal in a European club competition, scoring the one and only goal in a 1–0 win over A.S. Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.
International career
On 17 March 2023, Wieffer received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior national team for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against France and Gibraltar. He made his debut on 27 March as a starter in a 3–0 win over Gibraltar.
On 21 November 2023, Wieffer scored his first senior international goal in the Netherlands' 6–0 win against Gibraltar.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Twente | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Excelsior | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 158 | 15 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wieffer goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 November 2023 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal |  Gibraltar | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Feyenoord
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2023
References
External links
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Mats Wieffer – UEFA competition record (archive)
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