Club profile

FC Twente Enschede

Football Club Twente

PP Enschede, NetherlandsEredivisie · tier 1Founded 1 July 1965Colours

www.fctwente.nl ↗Colosseum 65, 7521 PP Enschede, Netherlands+31 (53) 8525525

Squad

27 players

avg age 25.3

Foreigners

56% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 18

23 pts · 11 played · 2026/27

Stadium

De Grolsch Veste

30,205 seats

Manager

John van den Brom

Transfer balance

+€3.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Joël DrommelGoalkeeper	29	Netherlands	192 cm	right	Apr 2026from PSV Eindhoven	Jun 2030
Lars UnnerstallGoalkeeperunknown injury - Return unknown	36	Germany	198 cm	right	Jan 2021from PSV Eindhoven	Jun 2027
Remko PasveerGoalkeeper	43	Netherlands	188 cm	right	Feb 2026from Heracles Almelo	Jun 2027
Yannick GerritsenGoalkeeper	20	Netherlands	192 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Twente Enschede U19	Jun 2028
Defenders · 9
Ruud NijstadCentre-Back	18	Netherlands	195 cm	left	Jan 2025from FC Twente Enschede U19	Jun 2029
Bart van RooijRight-Back	25	Netherlands	174 cm	right	Aug 2024from NEC Nijmegen	Jun 2028
Stav LemkinCentre-BackInjury to abdominal muscles - Return unknown	23	Israel · Spain	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from Shakhtar Donetsk	Jun 2028
Max BrunsCentre-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	24	Netherlands	186 cm	right	Feb 2021from FC Twente Enschede U21	Jun 2029
Aske AdelgaardLeft-Back	23	Denmark	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from Go Ahead Eagles	Jun 2030
Robin PröpperCentre-BackTeam captain	33	Netherlands	190 cm	right	Jul 2025from Rangers FC	Jun 2029
Michal RosiakRight-Back	20	Poland · England	180 cm	right	Feb 2026from Slask Wroclaw	Jun 2030
Krzysztof KurowskiLeft-Back	20	Poland	180 cm	left	Jan 2026from Slask Wroclaw	Jun 2030
Juliën MesbahiCentre-Back	20	Morocco · Netherlands	181 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Twente U18	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
Younes TahaAttacking Midfield	23	Morocco · Netherlands	176 cm	left	Jan 2023from PEC Zwolle	Jun 2029
Ramiz ZerroukiDefensive Midfield	28	Algeria · Netherlands	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2030
Daouda WeidmannCentral Midfield	23	France · Germany	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from RKC Waalwijk	Jun 2030
Kristian HlynssonAttacking Midfield	22	Iceland	179 cm	right	Aug 2025from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2029
Thomas van den BeltCentral Midfield	25	Netherlands	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2029
Jordy BawuahDefensive Midfield	19	Belgium · Ghana	182 cm	left	Aug 2026from PSV Eindhoven U21	Jun 2029
Gijs BesselinkCentral Midfield	22	Netherlands	180 cm	right	Sept 2023from FC Twente Enschede U21	Jun 2028
Forwards · 7
Sondre ØrjasæterLeft Winger	22	Norway	180 cm	right	Aug 2025from Sarpsborg 08 FF	Jun 2030
Filip ThorvaldsenRight Wingerunknown injury - Return unknown	20	Norway	174 cm	right	Nov 2026from Vålerenga Fotball Elite	Jun 2031
Daan RotsRight Winger	25	Netherlands	179 cm	left	Feb 2021from FC Twente Enschede U21	Jun 2027
Wout WeghorstCentre-Forward	34	Netherlands	197 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2028
Marko PjacaLeft Winger	31	Croatia	186 cm	right	Feb 2025from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2027
Naci ÜnüvarLeft Winger	23	Türkiye · Netherlands	168 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkCentre-Forward	20	Netherlands	192 cm	both	Jan 2025from FC Twente Enschede U19	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€12.3m

17 arrivals

Received

€16.1m

16 departures

Net balance

+€3.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 17

Filip Thorvaldsen
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Vålerenga Fotball Elite
€5.5m
Ramiz Zerrouki
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
from Feyenoord Rotterdam
€2.3m
Aske Adelgaard
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Go Ahead Eagles
€2m
Jordy Bawuah
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from PSV Eindhoven U21
€1m
Michal Rosiak
Right-Back · 20 y/o
from Slask Wroclaw
€1m
Joël Drommel
Goalkeeper · 29 y/o
from PSV Eindhoven
€500k
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Heracles Almelo
End of loan
Bas Kuipers
Left-Back · 31 y/o
from FC Arouca
End of loan

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Gijs Besselink
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from Willem II Tilburg
End of loan
Harrie Kuster
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from FC Twente Enschede U21
—
Juliën Mesbahi
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from FC Emmen
End of loan
Krzysztof Kurowski
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from Slask Wroclaw
Free
Naci Ünüvar
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Heracles Almelo
End of loan
Remko Pasveer
Goalkeeper · 42 y/o
from Heracles Almelo
Free
Sayfallah Ltaief
Left Winger · 26 y/o
from SpVgg Greuther Fürth
End of loan
Wout Weghorst
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
from Ajax Amsterdam
Free
Younes Taha
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from FC Groningen
End of loan

Departures · 16

Mats Rots
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
€12m
Sam Lammers
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
to PSV Eindhoven
€2m
Mathias Kjølø
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Rosenborg BK
€950k
Mees Hilgers
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to SC Heerenveen
€500k
Bas Kuipers
Left-Back · 31 y/o
to Sparta Rotterdam
€400k
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to HNK Hajduk Split
€200k
Arno Verschueren
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
to SK Beveren
?
Guilherme Peixoto
Right Midfield · 20 y/o
to Roda JC Kerkrade
Loan

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Harrie Kuster
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to SC Telstar
?
Issam El Maach
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Przemyslaw Tyton
Goalkeeper · 39 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ramiz Zerrouki
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to Feyenoord Rotterdam
End of loan
Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Centre-Forward · 37 y/o
to VV Woudenberg
Free
Sam Karssies
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to FC Emmen
Loan
Sayfallah Ltaief
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Cracovia
?
Taylor Booth
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to Real Salt Lake City
Loan

Manager & staff

27 people

Manager

John van den Brom

Netherlands · 60 y/o

Appointed 15 September 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 10

Jeffrey de VisscherAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Ivar van DinterenAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Tristan BerghuisAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Niek LoohuisCo-trainer analysisNetherlands
Eric WeghorstGoalkeeping CoachNetherlands
Colin de GraafPerformance ManagerNetherlands
Ellery CairoFitness coachNetherlands
Luc StolkerIndividual CoachNetherlands
Chris de GraafOpponent AnalystNetherlands

Management · 4

Dominique ScholtenChief Executive OfficerNetherlands
Wout BramaDirector of FootballNetherlands
Erik ten HagTechnical DirectorNetherlands
Rob BoudrieDirector of DevelopmentNetherlands

Board of Directors · 4

Dennis SchipperChairman of the Supervisory Board
Koen GroenewoldMember of the supervisory board
Frans WeghorstMember of the supervisory board
Marike BezemaMember of the supervisory board

Scouting · 6

Michel DoesburgChief ScoutNetherlands
Lee MayesScoutEngland
André PausScoutNetherlands
Mika LipponenScoutFinland
Koen FleerYouth Chief ScoutNetherlands
Jan KemkensYouth ScoutNetherlands

Other · 2

Tim GilissenTechnical AssistantNetherlands
Sander BoschkerKit ManagerNetherlands

Youth · 1

Jaap NoltesAcademy ManagerNetherlands

Honours

9 titles

3×Dutch cup winner10/11 · 00/01 · 76/77
2×Dutch Super Cup winner11/12 · 10/11
2×Intertoto Cup Champion05/06 · 83/84
1×Dutch Champion09/10
1×Dutch Second League champion18/19

All dossiers (3)Under investigation (3)

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Dossiers linked to FC Twente Enschede

Showing 1–3 of 3

Logged 3d agoEvidence 30/100 · Under investigation
FC Twente Enschede→Manchester United
Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Manchester United
First reported
TEAMtalk · 22 Oct
Sources
1 independent
4 outlets · 6 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Manchester United are monitoring FC Twente centre-back Ruud Nijstad as a potential replacement for Lisandro Martínez. His contract at Twente runs to June 2029.
Open dossier on Ruud Nijstad →
Logged 3d agoEvidence 30/100 · Under investigation
FC Twente Enschede→Sunderland AFC
Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Sunderland AFC
First reported
TEAMtalk · 22 Oct
Sources
1 independent
3 outlets · 3 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Sunderland are among several Premier League clubs tracking Ruud Nijstad, per TEAMtalk. The centre‑back’s contract at FC Twente runs to June 2029, and the Dutch side will not sell in January.
Open dossier on Ruud Nijstad →
Logged 3d agoEvidence 44/100 · Under investigation
FC Twente Enschede→Everton FC
Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Everton FC
First reported
Ekrem Konur · 22 Oct
Sources
2 independent
3 outlets · 3 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Everton are among several Premier League clubs monitoring FC Twente centre‑back Ruud Nijstad, whose contract runs to June 2029. TEAMtalk reported on 22 Oct that Everton and other clubs have checked on Nijstad this…
Open dossier on Ruud Nijstad →

Club data updated 5d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 17

Departures · 16

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 10

Honours

Dossiers linked to FC Twente Enschede

Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Manchester United

Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Sunderland AFC

Ruud Nijstad: FC Twente Enschede to Everton FC