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Excelsior Rotterdam

NX Rotterdam, NetherlandsEredivisie · tier 1Founded 23 July 1902Colours

www.sbvexcelsior.nl ↗Honingerdijk 110, 3062 NX Rotterdam, Netherlands+31 10 4046041

Squad

25 players

avg age 23.2

Foreigners

52% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

13 / 18

11 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Stadion "Woudestein"

4,600 seats

Manager

Ruben den Uil

Transfer balance

+€1.9m

season 2026/27

Squad

25 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Stijn van GasselGoalkeeper	30	Netherlands	186 cm	left	Jan 2025from NEC Nijmegen	Jun 2027
Celton BiaiGoalkeeper	26	Guinea-Bissau · Portugal	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Dordrecht	Jun 2028
Tijmen HollaGoalkeeper	20	Netherlands	—		Jan 2025from Excelsior Rotterdam U21	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Casper WidellCentre-Back	23	Sweden	193 cm	right	Dec 2023from Helsingborgs IF	Jun 2027
Jan PlugCentre-Back	21	Netherlands	188 cm	left	Jul 2026from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2027
Rick MeissenCentre-Back	24	Netherlands	190 cm	right	Apr 2025from Sparta Rotterdam	Jun 2027
Eric da Silva MoreiraRight-Back	20	Germany · Portugal	185 cm	right	Aug 2026from Nottingham Forest	Jun 2027
Simon JanssenLeft-Back	26	Netherlands	179 cm	left	Jan 2025from VVV-Venlo	Jun 2027
Osman TurayLeft-Back	18	Germany · Sierra Leone	173 cm	left	Jul 2026from Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19	Jun 2029
Kasey BosLeft-Back	22	Australia · Netherlands	186 cm	left	Jan 2026from 1.FSV Mainz 05	Jun 2027
Marlon van de WeteringRight-Back	18	Jamaica · Netherlands	—	right	Jan 2026from FC Eindhoven	Jun 2029
Guilliano CairoCentre-Back	20	Netherlands	—		Jan 2026from Excelsior Rotterdam U21	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 6
Irakli YegoianAttacking Midfield	22	Georgia · Netherlands	173 cm	right	Aug 2025from Vitesse Arnhem	Jun 2028
Noah NaujoksAttacking MidfieldTeam captain	24	Netherlands	183 cm	right	Jan 2023from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Lennard HartjesCentral Midfield	23	Netherlands	172 cm	right	Jul 2024from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2028
Valentin SulzbacherCentral Midfield	20	Austria	192 cm	both	Jul 2026from Red Bull Salzburg	Jun 2029
Daniel van VianenCentral Midfield	23	Netherlands	188 cm	both	Jan 2026from FC Dordrecht	Jun 2029
Yacqub FineyAttacking Midfield	23	Sweden · Somalia	191 cm	left	Jan 2026from GIF Sundsvall	Jun 2029
Forwards · 7
Aymen SlitiRight Winger	20	Netherlands · Tunisia	179 cm	left	Apr 2026from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2027
Ágúst Orri ThorsteinssonLeft Winger	21	Iceland	—	right	Aug 2026from Breidablik Kópavogur	Jun 2029
David GardenCentre-Forward	22	Netherlands	—	right	Aug 2026from KVV Quick Boys Katwijk	Jun 2028
Alireza JahanbakhshRight Winger	32	Iran · Netherlands	180 cm	right	Oct 2026from FCV Dender EH	Jun 2027
Mario DomínguezCentre-Forward	22	Spain	180 cm		Aug 2026from Valencia CF	Jun 2027
Ilano Silva TimasLeft Winger	24	Cape Verde · Netherlands	185 cm	both	Jul 2026from MVV Maastricht	Jun 2029
Nesto GroenCentre-Forward	22	Netherlands	185 cm	right	Nov 2024from Feyenoord U21	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€760k

18 arrivals

Received

€2.7m

16 departures

Net balance

+€1.9m

received − spent

Arrivals · 18

Daniel van Vianen
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from FC Dordrecht
€475k
Yacqub Finey
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from GIF Sundsvall
€185k
Ilano Silva Timas
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from MVV Maastricht
€100k
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Breidablik Kópavogur
?
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Right Winger · 32 y/o
from FCV Dender EH
Free
Aymen Sliti
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Feyenoord Rotterdam
Loan
Celton Biai
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from FC Dordrecht
Free
David Garden
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from KVV Quick Boys Katwijk
?

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Eric da Silva Moreira
Right-Back · 20 y/o
from Nottingham Forest
Loan
Guilliano Cairo
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Excelsior Rotterdam U21
—
Jan Plug
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Feyenoord Rotterdam
Loan
Kasey Bos
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from 1.FSV Mainz 05
Loan
Mario Domínguez
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Valencia CF
Loan
Marlon van de Wetering
Right-Back · 18 y/o
from FC Eindhoven
Free
Nolan Martens
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from De Graafschap Doetinchem
End of loan
Osman Turay
Left-Back · 18 y/o
from Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19
?
Valentin Sulzbacher
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Red Bull Salzburg
?
Zach Booth
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from Real Salt Lake City
End of loan

Departures · 16

Gyan de Regt
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to Holstein Kiel
€1.7m
Derensili Sanches Fernandes
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to Huddersfield Town
€1m
Adam Carlén
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to SK Artis Brno
?
Arthur Zagré
Left-Back · 24 y/o
to FC Utrecht
Free
Calvin Raatsie
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to FC Dordrecht
Free
Emil Hansson
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Real Zaragoza
Free
Hamdi Akujobi
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ilias Bronkhorst
Right-Back · 29 y/o
to Huddersfield Town
Free

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Jerolldino Bergraaf
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to AZ Alkmaar U21
Loan
Lewis Schouten
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to AZ Alkmaar
End of loan
Mathijs Tielemans
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to Aalborg BK
?
Mike van Duinen
Centre-Forward · 34 y/o
to VV Katwijk
Free
Miliano Jonathans
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to FC Utrecht
End of loan
Nolan Martens
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to De Graafschap Doetinchem
?
Stan Henderikx
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to FC Dordrecht
Loan
Szymon Wlodarczyk
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to SK Sturm Graz
End of loan

Manager & staff

13 people

Manager

Ruben den Uil

Netherlands · 35 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2024

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 6

Darren MaatsenTeam ManagerNetherlands
Thomas VerhaarAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Michel BreuerAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Ronald GraaflandGoalkeeping CoachNetherlands
Yannick van der ScheePerformance ManagerNetherlands

Management · 2

Daan BovenbergChief Executive OfficerNetherlands
Mark RuijlTechnical DirectorNetherlands

Scouting · 2

Dave CoelersChief ScoutNetherlands
Bram van VlerkenScoutNetherlands

Medical department · 1

Tatsuki NakataPhysiotherapistJapan

Other · 1

Dennis van der NeutTeam ManagerNetherlands

Youth · 1

Joep BreimerAcademy ManagerNetherlands

Honours

3 titles

3×Dutch Second League champion05/06 · 78/79 · 73/74

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