2025–26 Excelsior Rotterdam season

Excelsior Rotterdam
2025–26 season
ManagerRuben den Uil
StadiumStadion Woudestein
Eredivisie15th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Szymon Włodarczyk
Gyan de Regt (2 each)

All:
Szymon Włodarczyk
Gyan de Regt (2 each)
Highest home attendance4,400 (5th, 7th, 9th, 12th weeks)
Lowest home attendance3,608 4th week (FC Twente )
Average home league attendance4,131 (as per 9th week)
Biggest win1–0 (FC Twente (h) 4th week & Fortuna Sittard (h) 9th week)
2–1 FC Volendam (a) 6th week
Biggest defeat5–0 NEC Nijmegen (a) 1st week
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Excelsior Rotterdam's 25th season in the Eredivisie (1st consecutive).

The club will also competed in the KNVB Cup this season.

Players

First-team squad

Source:[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Calvin Raatsie
2 DF  NED Ilias Bronkhorst
3 DF  NED Kik Pierie
4 DF  NED Django Warmerdam
5 DF  SWE Casper Widell
6 MF  BEL Xander Blomme
7 FW  ITA Seydou Fini
8 MF  NED Mathijs Tielemans
9 FW  SWE Richie Omorowa
10 MF  NED Lance Duijvestijn
11 MF  USA Zach Booth
12 DF  FRA Arthur Zagre
14 FW  CUW Rayvien Rosario
15 MF  NED Noah Naujoks
16 DF  NED Jurgen Mattheij
17 DF  BEL Nolan Martens
19 FW  NED Nesto Groen
20 MF  NED Lennard Hartjes
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  BEL Jacky Donkor
22 DF  NED Jose De Almeida Reis
23 MF  NED Cedric Hatenboer
24 MF  NED Joshua Eijgenraam
26 DF  ARU Kymani Nedd
28 MF  NED Stjin Middendorp
29 FW  NED Mike van Duinen
30 FW  NED Sanches Fernandes
31 MF  NED Guilliano Cairo
32 DF  NED Siem De Moes
33 FW  NED Jerolldino Armantrading
35 MF  NED Liam Oetoehganal
38 GK  NED Pascal Kuiper
40 GK  NED Tijmen Holla
DF  SMA Ronan Olivacce
MF  NED Mika Luijendijk
MF  NED Valentijn Zandbergen

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
FW Oscar Uddenäs AIK Fotboll End of loan 30 June 2025
DF Seb Loeffen SV Spakenburg End of loan 30 June 2025
DF Serano Seymor VVV-Venlo End of loan 30 June 2025
MF Adam Carlén IFK Göteborg[2] 1 July 2025
FW Gyan de Regt SBV Vitesse[3] Free 1 July 2025
DF Lewis Schouten AZ Alkmaar[4] On loan 1 July 2025
MF Mathijs Tielemans SBV Vitesse[5] 1 July 2025
GK Stijn van Gassel NEC Nijmegen[6] 1 July 2025
MF Irakli Yegoian SBV Vitesse[7] Free 19 August 2025
DF Stan Henderikx FC Den Bosch[8] €500,000 9 July 2025
FW Yoon Do-young Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. On loan 16 July 2025
DF Rick Meissen Sparta Rotterdam[9] 4 August 2025
FW Szymon Wlodarczyk SK Sturm Graz[10] On loan 22 August 2025

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date
MF Cedric Hatenboer R.S.C. Anderlecht End of loan 30 June 2025
FW Seydou Fini Genoa CFC End of loan 30 June 2025
MF Xander Blomme Go Ahead Eagles End of loan 30 June 2025
MF Joshua Eijgenraam VVV-Venlo[11] Free 1 July 2025
DF Jurgen Mattheij No club 1 July 2025
MF Lance Duijvestijn Sparta Rotterdam[12] €600,000 1 July 2025
GK Pascal Kuiper Sparta Rotterdam[13] 3 July 2025
FW Jacky Donkor Wieczysta Kraków[14] Free 7 July 2025
FW Oscar Uddenäs Östers IF 8 July 2025
DF Seb Loeffen Varesina Sport CV SSD 19 July 2025
DF Serano Seymor Khor Fakkan Club 21 July 2025
FW Richie Omorowa Samsunspor 24 July 2025
DF Siem de Moes FC Eindhoven Free 28 August 2025
DF Django Warmerdam Lyngby Boldklub[15] Free 29 August 2025
DF Kik Pierie End of career 3 September 2025
FW Valentijn Zandbergen VV Katwijk Free 3 September 2025
FW Rayvien Rosario PAS Giannina F.C.[16] Free 12 September 2025
MF Stijn Middendorp Anorthosis Famagusta FC Free 31 January 2026

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 9 August 2025 17 May 2026 Week 1 27 7 5 15 28 46 −18 025.93
KNVB Cup 29 October 2025 29 October 2025 1st round 1st round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 28 7 5 16 28 47 −19 025.00

Source: ESPN

Eredivisie

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
27 7 5 15 28 46  −18 26 4 2 8 14 19  −5 3 3 7 14 27  −13

Last updated: 18 March 2026.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultLLLWLWLLWLDLWWLWLDDDDWLLLLL
Position1817171616171717131616141413131515
Source: ESPN
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1st half

9 August 2025 1st week[17] NEC Nijmegen 5-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Nijmegen
16:30 Dirk Proper 14'
Koki Ogawa 52' 59'
Bryan Linssen 67'
Tjaronn Chery 82' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,650
Referee: Danny Makkelie
16 August 2025 2nd week[18] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 Feyenoord Rotterdam
18:45 Derensili Sanches Fernandes 9' Report Ayase Ueda 22'
Sem Steijn 34'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Dennis Higler
24 August 2025 3rd week[19] FC Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Utrecht
14:30 Miguel Rodríguez 27'
David Min 45+1'
Victor Jensen 58' 67'
Report Yoon Do-young 83' Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 21,547
Referee: Joey Kooij
30 August 2025 4th week[20] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 FC Twente Rotterdam
21:00 Mike van Duinen 83' Report Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,608
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
14 September 2025 5th week[21] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam
12:15 Report Ayoub Oufkir 90+3' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
20 September 2025 6th week[22] FC Volendam 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Volendam
16:30 Robin van Cruijsen 45' Report Szymon Wlodarczyk 10'
Lewis Schouten 90+4'
Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
28 September 2025 7th week[23] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 PSV Eindhoven Rotterdam
20:00 Szymon Wlodarczyk 13' Report Joey Veerman 19'
Ismael Saibari 72'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Dennis Higler
4 October 2025 8th week[24] SC Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Heerenveen
21:00 Dylan Vente 89' (pen.)
Sam Kersten 90+4'
Report Irakli Yegoian 11' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 22,298
Referee: Richard Martens
19 October 2025 9th week[25] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
14:30 Gyan de Regt 9' Report Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Alex Bos
26 October 2025 10th week[26] Go Ahead Eagles 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Deventer
20:00 Mathis Suray 58' 66' Report Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,900
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
1 November 2025 11th week[27] SC Telstar 2-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Velsen-Zuid
21:00 Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp 2'
Tyrone Owusu 28'
Report Arthur Zagré 44' (pen.)
Gyan de Regt 77'
Stadium: BUKO Stadion
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
8 November 2025 12th week[28] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
16:30 Noah Naujoks 8' Report Walid Ould-Chikh 60'
Luka Kulenovic 79'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,400
22 November 2025 13th week[29] AFC Ajax 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Amsterdam
18:45 Kasper Dolberg 59' Report Noah Naujoks 37' 46' Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance: 54,484
Referee: Joey Kooij
29 November 2025 14th week[30] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
16:30 Noah Naujoks 23' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
5 December 2025 15th week[31] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-2 FC Groningen Rotterdam
20:00 Report Thom van Bergen 61'
Stije Resink 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Martijn Vos
20 December 2025 16th week[32] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
18:45 Noah Naujoks 20'
Irakli Yegoian 78'
Report Ryan Thomas 48' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Sander van der Eijk

2nd half

10 January 2026 17th week[33] PSV Eindhoven 5-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Eindhoven
20:00 Paul Wanner 8'
Ricardo Pepi 23'
Yarek Gasiorowski 33'
Ryan Flamingo 39'
Dennis Man 69'
Report Ilias Bronkhorst 45+1' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Joey Kooij
17 January 2026 18th week[34] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 SC Telstar Rotterdam
20:00 Irakli Yegoian 75'
Noah Naujoks 81'
Report Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp 52'
Nils Rossen 57'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
21 January 2026 19th week[35] AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Alkmaar
18:45 Troy Parrott 65' Report Miliano Jonathans 81' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 16,997
Referee: Alex Bos
24 January 2026 20th week[36] FC Twente 0-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Enschede
21:00 Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout
1 February 2026 21st week[37] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 AFC Ajax Rotterdam
12:15 Miliano Jonathans 74'
Arthur Zagre 79'
Report Mika Godts 21' 40' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
6 February 2026 22nd week[38] NAC Breda 0-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Breda
20:00 Report Emil Hansson 18'
Irakli Yegoian 31'
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 19,922
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
14 February 2026 23rd week[39] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
18:45 Ilias Bronkhorst 45+1' Report Troy Parrott 90+2'
Alexandre Penetra 90+6'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Erwin Blank
20 February 2026 24th week[40] Fortuna Sittard 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Sittard
20:00 Mohamed Ihattaren 45+5' (pen.)
Kaj Sierhuis 58'
Report Noah Naujoks 78' Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
1 March 2026 25th week[41] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles Rotterdam
20:00 Report Søren Tengstedt 54' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
7 March 2026 26th week[42] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
21:00 Noah Naujoks 74' (pen.) Report Luuk Brouwers 38'
Joris van Overeem 67'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Danny Makkelie
15 March 2026 27th week[43] Feyenoord 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
14:30 Ayase Ueda 58' 59' Report Arthur Zagre 28' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

KNVB Cup

29 October 2025 1st round[44] Excelsior Maassluis 1-0 (a.e.t.) Excelsior Rotterdam Maassluis
21:00 Nick Nagtegaal 120+1' Report Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder
Referee: Martijn Vos

Statistics

Scorers

[45]

# Player Eredivisie
1 Noah Naujoks 8
2 Irakli Yegoian 4
3 Arthur Zagré 2
Gyan de Regt 2
Ilias Bronkhorst 2
Miliano Jonathans 2
Szymon Włodarczyk 2
8 Emil Hansson 1
Lewis Schouten 1
Mike van Duinen 1
Sanches Fernandes 1
Yoon Do-young 1

Assists

[45]

# Player Eredivisie
1 Gyan de Regt 4
2 Irakli Yegoian 2
Mike van Duinen 2
Rick Meijssen 2
Sanches Fernandes 2
6 Adam Carlén 1
Ilias Bronkhorst 1
Noah Naujoks 1
Nolan Martens 1
Stijn van Gassel 1
Szymon Włodarczyk 1

Appearances

[45]

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Casper Widell 27 1 28
Gyan de Regt 27 1 28
3 Ilias Bronkhorst 26 1 27
Sanches Fernandes 26 1 27
5 Rick Meijssen 26 0 26
Stijn van Gassel 25 1 26
7 Irakli Yegoian 24 1 25
8 Arthur Zagre 23 1 24
Mike van Duinen 23 1 24
Noah Naujoks 24 0 24
11 Jerolldino Armantrading 21 1 22
12 Adam Carlén 19 1 20
13 Lewis Schouten 17 1 18
14 Szymon Włodarczyk 16 0 16
15 Lennard Hartjes 14 0 14
16 Simon Janssen 11 0 11
Stan Hendrikx 10 1 11
18 Nolan Martens 9 1 10
Stefan Mitrović 9 1 10
20 Miliano Jonathans 9 0 9
21 Chris-Kévin Nadje 7 0 7
Yoon Do-young 6 1 7
23 Emil Hansson 6 0 6
Stjin Middendorp 6 0 6
25 Calvin Raatsie 2 1 3
Mathijs Tielemans 2 1 3
Zach Booth 3 0 3
28 Nesto Groen 1 0 1
Noa El Hamdaoui 1 0 1
Tijmen Holla 1 0 1

Clean sheets

[45]

# Player Eredivisie
1 Stijn van Gassel 5

Disciplinary record

[45]

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Arthur Zagre 5 1 0 0 5 1
2 Stan Hendrikx 0 1 0 0 0 1
Stjin Middendorp 0 1 0 0 0 1
4 Ilias Bronkhorst 6 0 0 0 6 0
5 Rick Meijssen 4 0 0 0 4 0
6 Adam Carlén 3 0 0 0 3 0
Gyan de Regt 3 0 0 0 3 0
Noah Naujoks 3 0 0 0 3 0
9 Casper Widell 2 0 0 0 2 0
Chris-Kevin Nadje 2 0 0 0 2 0
Mike van Duinen 2 0 0 0 2 0
12 Calvin Raatsie 0 0 1 0 1 0
Emil Hansson 1 0 0 0 1 0
Irakli Yegoian 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jerolldino Armantrading 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lennard Hartjes 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lewis Schouten 1 0 0 0 1 0
Miliano Jonathans 1 0 0 0 1 0
Yoon Do-Yong 1 0 0 0 1 0

Notes


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