2021–22 Excelsior Rotterdam season
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| Eerste Divisie | 6th[a] |
| KNVB Cup | 2nd round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Thijs Dallinga (32 goals) All: Thijs Dallinga (36 goals) |
| Biggest win | 5-0 FC Den Bosch (a) 5th week |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 (NAC Breda (a) 9th week FC Eindhoven (a) 25th week SC Telstar (h) 34th week) 3-0 Almere City FC (a) 33rd week |
| All statistics correct as of 19 October 2025. | |
The 2021–22 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 31st season in the Eerste Divisie (3rd consecutive).
Excelsior Rotterdam finished the regular season in 6th place and secured promotion to the Eredivisie after defeating ADO Den Haag in a penalty shootout, winning 8–7.
The club also participated in the 2021–22 KNVB Cup, where their run ended in the second round with a 4–2 loss after extra time against FC Groningen.
Thijs Dallinga was the top scorer of the club in this season with 36 goals; 32 goals in Eerste Divisie and 4 goals in promotion play-offs..
Reuven Niemeijer was the most appeared player in this season with 46 appearances; 38 appearances in the Eerste Divisie, 6 appearances in the promotion play-offs and 2 appearances in the KNVB Cup.
Players
First-team squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Redouan El Yaakoubi | SC Telstar | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| GK | Stijn van Gassel | Helmond Sport | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| FW | Thijs Dallinga | FC Groningen[2] | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| DF | Sven Nieuwpoort | SC Cambuur[3] | Free | 27 July 2021 |
| GK | Bo Geens | TOP Oss[4] | Free | 2 August 2021 |
| GK | Bo Geens | K.V. Mechelen[5] | Free | 2 August 2021 |
| FW | Marouan Azarkan | Feyenoord[6] | On loan | 9 August 2021 |
| FW | Michael Chacón | Atlético Nacional[7] | On loan | 17 August 2021 |
| MF | Kenzo Goudmijn | AZ Alkmaar[8] | On loan | 7 January 2022 |
| FW | Luuk Admiraal | ASWH[9] | Free | 24 January 2022 |
| FW | Nikolas Agrafiotis | FC Dordrecht[10] | 31 January 2022 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Hervé Matthys | Without club | 1 July 2021 | |
| MF | Luigi Bruins | VV Smitshoek[11] | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| MF | Niek den Heeten | Without club | 1 July 2021 | |
| DF | Robin van der Meer | Helmond Sport | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| DF | Sander Fischer | VV Capelle | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| FW | Thomas Verhaar | Amsterdamsche FC[12] | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| FW | Joël Zwarts | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €425,000 | 15 July 2021 |
| GK | Maarten de Fockert | Without club | 16 July 2021 | |
| FW | Elías Már Ómarsson | Nîmes Olympique | €500,000 | 21 July 2021 |
| DF | Thomas Oude Kotte | Vendsyssel FF | 23 July 2021 | |
| FW | Dylan Seys | Helmond Sport | Free | 26 July 2021 |
| FW | Mitchell van Rooijen | VVV-Venlo[13] | 26 July 2021 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eerste Divisie | 6 August 2021 | 6 May 2022 | Week 1 | 6th | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 50.00 |
| Promotion playoffs | 10 May 2022 | 29 May 2022 | 1st round | Final | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 50.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 27 October 2021 | 15 December 2021 | 1st round | 2nd round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 68 | +34 | 50.00 | ||||
Source: ESPN
Eerste Divisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ADO Den Haag[b] | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 67[c] | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 66 | |
| 6 | Excelsior[d] (O, P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 66 | |
| 7 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 63 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[15]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Promoted to Eredivisie via play-offs.
- ^ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)
- ^ ADO Den Haag were deducted a total of six points for breaking the financial standards set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[14]
- ^ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 |
Results by round
Matches
1st half
| 6 August 2021 1st week[16] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 0-1 | TOP Oss | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Report | Jearl Margaritha 41' | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 1,500 |
| 13 August 2021 2nd week[17] | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Kerkrade |
| 20:00 | Abdallah Aberkane 83' (o.g.) | Report | Thijs Dallinga 7' Redouan El Yaakoubi 24' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 5,216 |
| 20 August 2021 3rd week[18] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 1-1 | FC Volendam | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 40' | Report | Robert Mühren 45+1' | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 2,010 |
| 27 August 2021 4th week[19] | Jong Ajax | 1-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Duivendrecht, Amsterdam |
| 20:00 | Kenneth Taylor 89' (pen.) | Report | Redouan El Yaakoubi 49' Marouan Azarkan 76' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 606 |
| 3 September 2021 5th week[20] | FC Den Bosch | 0-5 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Den Bosch |
| 18:45 | Report | Thijs Dallinga 19' 26' 30' 74' Reuven Niemeijer 86' |
Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 2,927 |
| 10 September 2021 6th week[21] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-1 | FC Dordrecht | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Marouan Azarkan 47' Julian Baas 60' Thijs Dallinga 90+3' |
Report | Nikolas Agrafiotis 29' | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 2,361 |
| 17 September 2021 7th week[22] | De Graafschap | 3-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Doetinchem |
| 20:00 | Jasper van Heertum 54' Joey Konings 67' Elmo Lieftink 77' |
Report | Marouan Azarkan 57' | Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 7,274 |
| 24 September 2021 8th week[23] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-0 | Jong PSV | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 10' 90+1' Couhaib Driouech 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 2,034 |
| 1 October 2021 9th week[24] | NAC Breda | 4-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Breda |
| 20:00 | Thom Haye 45+1' Redouan El Yaakoubi 71' (o.g.) Ralf Seuntjens 85' Kaj de Rooij 87' |
Report | Modeste Duku Mbenga 64' | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 14,823 |
| 9 October 2021 10th week[25] | FC Emmen | 0-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Emmen |
| 18:45 | Report | Thijs Dallinga 32' | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 7,625 |
| 15 October 2021 11th week[26] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-0 | VVV-Venlo | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 45' 53' Thijs Dallinga 56' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 2,734 |
| 22 October 2021 12th week[27] | ADO Den Haag | 0-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | The Hague |
| 20:00 | Report | Jamal Amofa 52' (o.g.) Redouan El Yaakoubi 82' |
Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium Attendance: 7,018 |
| 30 October 2021 13th week[28] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-4 | FC Eindhoven | Rotterdam |
| 16:30 | Reuven Niemeijer 10' Thijs Dallinga 55' Mats Wieffer 61' |
Report | Pieter Bogaers 37' Barnabás Rácz 45+2' Joey Sleegers 47' Collin Seedorf 77' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 2,534 |
| 6 November 2021 14th week[29] | SC Telstar | 2-5 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Velsen-Zuid |
| 16:30 | Cas Dijkstra 10' Rein Smit 89' |
Report | Thijs Dallinga 17' 33' (pen.) 36' 49' Julian Baas 58' |
Stadium: BUKO Stadion Attendance: 2,763 |
| 14 November 2021 15th week[30] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 4-4 | Almere City FC | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 11' 82' Thijs Dallinga 16' Stije Resink 54' (o.g.) |
Report | Lance Duijvestijn 25' Jonas Arweiler 69' 74' 78' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 19 November 2021 16th week[31] | Helmond Sport | 1-5 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Helmond |
| 20:00 | Jellert Van Landschoot 68' | Report | Siebe Horemans 5' Reuven Niemeijer 17' Thijs Dallinga 55' 58' 82' |
Stadium: Stadion De Braak |
| 26 November 2021 17th week[32] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-1 | Jong FC Utrecht | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 48' Marouan Azarkan 81' |
Report | Eros Maddy 19' | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 6 December 2021 18th week[33] | Jong AZ | 0-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | The Hague |
| 20:00 | Report | Marouan Azarkan 80' Thijs Dallinga 90+1' |
Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex |
| 10 December 2021 19th week[34] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-1 | MVV Maastricht | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 21' 50' | Report | Mats Wieffer 84' (o.g.) | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 18 December 2021 20th week[35] | FC Dordrecht | 1-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Dordrecht |
| 20:00 | Jacky Donkor 52' | Report | Thijs Dallinga 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadion Krommedijk |
2nd half
| 14 January 2022 21st week[36] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 0-0 | De Graafschap | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 21 January 2022 22nd week[37] | Jong PSV | 3-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eindhoven |
| 20:00 | Fedde Leysen 57' Johan Bakayoko 68' Mohamed Nassoh 78' |
Report | Stadium: De Herdgang |
| 25 January 2022 23rd week[38] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-3 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 40' Couhaib Driouech 86' |
Report | Samy Bourard 19' Sem Steijn 36' Thomas Verheydt 58' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 29 January 2022 24th week[39] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 0-1 | FC Emmen | Rotterdam |
| 16:30 | Report | Jeroen Veldmate 73' (pen.) | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 7 February 2022 25th week[40] | FC Eindhoven | 4-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eindhoven |
| 20:00 | Joey Sleegers 7' 87' Charles-Andreas Brym 9' Valentino Vermeulen 14' |
Report | Marouan Azarkan 24' | Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion |
| 11 February 2022 26th week[41] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 6-2 | Jong Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Anass Salah-Eddine 32' (o.g.) Thijs Dallinga 38' 71' Reuven Niemeijer 45+1' Redouan El Yaakoubi 57' Calvin Raatsie 90+3' |
Report | Christian Rasmussen 4' Liam van Gelderen 64' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 21 February 2022 27th week[42] | Jong FC Utrecht | 0-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Utrecht |
| 20:00 | Report | Reuven Niemeijer 18' | Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch |
| 25 February 2022 28th week[43] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-0 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 12' Marouan Azarkan 26' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 4 March 2022 29th week[44] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 4-0 | FC Den Bosch | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 17' 89' Mats Wieffer 47' Marouan Azarkan 60' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 11 March 2022 30th week[45] | FC Volendam | 2-5 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Volendam |
| 20:00 | Robert Mühren 34' (pen.) Boy Deul 54' |
Report | Kenzo Goudmijn 2' Reuven Niemeijer 15' Thijs Dallinga 18' Marouan Azarkan 29' Michael Chacon 90+4' |
Stadium: Kras Stadion |
| 18 March 2022 31st week[46] | TOP Oss | 1-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Oss |
| 20:00 | Jearl Margaritha 77' | Report | Reuven Niemeijer 86' | Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion |
| 26 March 2022 32nd week[47] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-0 | Helmond Sport | Rotterdam |
| 18:45 | Mats Wieffer 9' Thijs Dallinga 48' Redouan El Yaakoubi 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 1 April 2022 33rd week[48] | Almere City FC | 3-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Almere |
| 20:00 | Jeffry Puriel 51' Ilias Alhaft 54' Lance Duijvestijn 69' |
Report | Stadium: Yanmar Stadion |
| 8 April 2022 34th week[49] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 1-4 | SC Telstar | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Mats Wieffer 40' | Report | Sven van Doorm 6' Jip Molenaar 29' Ozan Kökcü 52' (pen.) Anwar Bensabouh 90+1' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 15 April 2022 35th week[50] | MVV Maastricht | 1-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Maastricht |
| 20:00 | Mart Remans 6' | Report | Reuven Niemeijer 2' | Stadium: De Geusselt |
| 22 April 2022 36th week[51] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-3 | Jong AZ | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 30' 66' Loek Postma 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Zico Buurmeester 24' 57' Fedde de Jong 81' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 29 April 2022 37th week[52] | VVV-Venlo | 2-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Venlo |
| 20:00 | Joeri Schroyen 49' Sven Braken 72' |
Report | Couhaib Driouech 83' Marouan Azarkan 90+1' |
Stadium: De Koel |
| 6 May 2022 38th week[53] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-2 | NAC Breda | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Thijs Dallinga 45+1' Reuven Niemeijer 48' |
Report | Odysseus Velanas 10' Dion Malone 90+4' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
Promotion Play-offs
| 10 May 2022 1st round 1st match[54] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-2 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Rotterdam |
| 21:00 | Kenzo Goudmijn 9' Thijs Dallinga 42' (pen.) |
Report | Dylan Vente 67' Stefano Marzo 68' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 3,178 |
| 14 May 2022 1st round 2nd match[55] | Roda JC Kerkrade | 0-2 (a.e.t.) | Excelsior Rotterdam | Kerkrade |
| 20:00 | Report | Couhaib Driouech 95' Nikolas Agrafiotis 120+2' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,763 |
Excelsior Rotterdam won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 18 May 2022 Semi-final 1st match[56] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-0 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| 18:45 | Marouan Azarkan 21' Thijs Dallinga 74' Couhaib Driouech 85' |
Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 |
| 21 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd match[57] | Heracles Almelo | 1-3 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Sinan Bakış 28' | Report | Thijs Dallinga 47' Mats Wieffer 63' Nikolas Agrafiotis 83' |
Stadium: Asito Stadion Attendance: 6,924 |
Excelsior Rotterdam won 6–1 on aggregate.
| 24 May 2022 Final 1st match[58] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 1-1 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Marouan Azarkan 47' | Report | Sem Steijn 90+2' | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 |
| 29 May 2022 Final 2nd match[59] | ADO Den Haag | 4-4 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Excelsior Rotterdam | The Hague |
| 18:00 | Thomas Verheydt 34' Felipe Pires 40' Sem Steijn 47' Sacha Komljenovic 97' |
Report | Marouan Azarkan 78' Reuven Niemeijer 83' Thijs Dallinga 90+3' Redouan El Yaakoubi 108' |
Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
| Penalties | ||||
5–5 on aggregate. Excelsior Rotterdam won 8–7 on penalties.
KNVB Cup
| 27 October 2021 1st round[60] | Ijsselmeervogels | 0-3 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Bunschoten |
| 20:00 | Report | Hugo Botermans 5' 52' Reuven Niemeijer 58' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat |
| 15 December 2021 2nd round[61] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-4 (a.e.t.) | FC Groningen | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Reuven Niemeijer 23' Julian Baas 69' |
Report | Cyril Ngonge 45+1' Mohamed El Hankouri 85' (pen.) Jørgen Strand Larsen 111' 115' |
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eerste Divisie | Promotion play-offs | KNVB Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Stijn van Gassel | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Siebe Horemans | 44 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Redouan El Yaakoubi | 41 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Nikita Vlasenko | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NED | Abdallah Aberkane | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | NED | Hugo Botermans | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | NED | Nikolas Agrafiotis | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Mats Wieffer | 42 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Thijs Dallinga | 44 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED | Reuven Niemeijer | 46 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Marouan Azarkan | 37 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | MAR | Couhaib Driouech | 33 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NED | Noa Dundas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NED | Sven Nieuwpoort | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NED | Dave van Delft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Modeste Duku Mbenga | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | BEL | Bo Geens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NED | Kenzo Goudmijn | 24 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NED | Jaimy Buter | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | NED | Michael Chacon | 34 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | IDN | Nathan Tjoe-A-On | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | NED | Joshua Eijgenraam | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | NED | Julian Baas | 45 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | NED | Serano Seymor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | NED | Brent Vugts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | NED | Raphaël Eyongo | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | NED | Delano Gouda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | NED | Luuk Admiraal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | NED | Pascal Kuiper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:
Clean sheets
| # | Player | Eerste Divisie | Promotion play-offs | KNVB Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stijn van Gassel | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Bo Geens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
Disciplinary record
| # | Player | Eredivisie | Promotion play-offs | KNVB Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Chacon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Redouan El Yaakoubi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Marouan Azarkan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Jaimy Buter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mats Wieffer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Siebe Horemans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Sven Nieuwpoort | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Joshua Eijgenraam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Modeste Duku Mbenga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Reuven Niemeijer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Thijs Dallinga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Nikolas Agrafiotis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Abdallah Aberkane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Couhaib Driouech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Julian Baas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nathan Tjoe-A-On | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nikita Vlasenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
References
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