2025–26 Excelsior Rotterdam season
Excelsior Rotterdam 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season is Excelsior Rotterdam's 25th season in the Eredivisie (1st consecutive).
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ruben den Uil |
| Stadium | Stadion Woudestein |
| Eredivisie | 15th |
| KNVB Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Szymon Włodarczyk Gyan de Regt (2 each) All: Szymon Włodarczyk Gyan de Regt (2 each) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,400 (5th, 7th, 9th, 12th weeks) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,608 4th week (FC Twente ) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,131 (as per 9th week) |
| Biggest win | 1–0 (FC Twente (h) 4th week & Fortuna Sittard (h) 9th week) 2–1 FC Volendam (a) 6th week |
| Biggest defeat | 5–0 NEC Nijmegen (a) 1st week |
| All statistics correct as of 26 August 2025. | |
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.
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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 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 25.81 | |
| KNVB Cup | 29 October 2025 | 29 October 2025 | 1st round | 1st round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 25.00 | ||||
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 |
| 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 |
Last updated: 3 April 2026.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
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 | 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 |
| 20 March 2026 28th week[44] | Heracles Almelo | 1-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Sem Scheperman 23' |
Report | Sanches Fernandes 57' |
Stadium: Asito Stadion Attendance: 11,735 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 4 April 2026 29th week[45] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 0-2 | NEC Nijmegen | Rotterdam |
| 21:00 | Report | Bryan Linssen 30' Başar Önal 71' |
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 12 April 2026 30th week[46] | PEC Zwolle | 2-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Zwolle |
| 14:30 | Thijs Oosting 3' Odysseus Velanas 60' |
Report | Sanches Fernandes 16' Szymon Wlodarczyk 80' |
Stadium: MAC3PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,747 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 26 April 2026 31st week[47] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 5-0 | FC Utrecht | Rotterdam |
| 12:15 | Noah Naujoks 11' Sanches Fernandes 36' 55'Irakli Yegoian 69'Lennard Hartjes 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4,600 |
KNVB Cup
| 29 October 2025 1st round[48] | 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
| # | Player | Eredivisie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Naujoks |
9 |
| 2 | Irakli Yegoian |
5 |
| Sanches Fernandes |
5 | |
| 4 |  Arthur Zagré |
3 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk |
3 | |
| 6 | Gyan de Regt |
2 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst |
2 | |
 Miliano Jonathans |
2 | |
| 9 | Emil Hansson |
1 |
| Lennard Hartjes |
1 | |
| Lewis Schouten |
1 | |
| Mike van Duinen |
1 | |
| Yoon Do-young |
1 |
Assists
| # | Player | Eredivisie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyan de Regt |
6 |
| 2 | Sanches Fernandes |
4 |
| 3 | Irakli Yegoian |
2 |
| Mike van Duinen |
2 | |
| Noah Naujoks |
2 | |
| Rick Meijssen |
2 | |
| 7 | Adam Carlén |
1 |
| Arthur Zagre |
1 | |
| Casper Widell |
1 | |
| Ilias Bronkhorst |
1 | |
| Nolan Martens |
1 | |
| Stijn van Gassel |
1 | |
| Szymon Włodarczyk |
1 |
Appearances
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casper Widell |
31 | 1 | 32 |
| Gyan de Regt |
31 | 1 | 32 | |
| 3 | Ilias Bronkhorst |
30 | 1 | 31 |
| Sanches Fernandes |
30 | 1 | 31 | |
| 5 | Rick Meijssen |
30 | 0 | 30 |
| Stijn van Gassel |
29 | 1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Irakli Yegoian |
28 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Arthur Zagre |
27 | 1 | 28 |
| Noah Naujoks |
28 | 0 | 28 | |
| 10 | Mike van Duinen |
26 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Adam Carlén |
22 | 1 | 23 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf |
22 | 1 | 23 | |
| 13 | Lewis Schouten |
21 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Szymon Włodarczyk |
20 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Lennard Hartjes |
18 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Simon Janssen |
13 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Stan Hendrikx |
10 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | Emil Hansson |
10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nolan Martens |
9 | 1 | 10 | |
 Stefan Mitrović |
9 | 1 | 10 | |
| 21 | Miliano Jonathans |
9 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 |  Chris-Kévin Nadje |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| Yoon Do-young |
6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 24 | Stjin Middendorp |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | Calvin Raatsie |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mathijs Tielemans |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Zach Booth |
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 | Guilliano Cairo |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nesto Groen |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Noa El Hamdaoui |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tijmen Holla |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
| # | Player | Eredivisie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stijn van Gassel |
6 |
Disciplinary record
| # | 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 | |
| Irakli Yegoian |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike van Duinen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Calvin Raatsie |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emil Hansson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf |
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 | |
| Szymon Włodarczyk |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yoon Do-Yong |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |