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NEC Nijmegen

Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie

AJ Nijmegen, NetherlandsEredivisie · tier 1Founded 15 November 1900Colours

www.nec-nijmegen.nl/home.htm ↗Stadionplein 1, 6532 AJ Nijmegen, Netherlands+31 (24) 3590360

Squad

31 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

58% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

13 / 18

11 pts · 11 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Goffertstadion

12,650 seats

Manager

Dick Schreuder

Transfer balance

+€35.7m

season 2026/27

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Gonzalo CrettazGoalkeeper	26	Spain · Argentina	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from CD Castellón	Jun 2028
Nikolas PolsterGoalkeeper	24	Austria	189 cm	right	Dec 2026from Wolfsberger AC	Jun 2030
Joep GenesteGoalkeeper	19	Netherlands	192 cm		Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen U19	Jun 2028
Freek EntiusGoalkeeper	20	Netherlands	197 cm	right	Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen U21	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Ahmetcan KaplanCentre-Back	23	Türkiye	189 cm	left	Aug 2026from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2030
Deveron FonvilleCentre-Back	23	Curacao · Netherlands	188 cm	left	Feb 2025from FC Dordrecht	Jun 2030
Almugera KabarCentre-Back	20	Germany · Libya	186 cm	left	Aug 2026from Borussia Dortmund	Jun 2027
Tobias StormCentre-Back	22	Denmark · Japan	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from Lyngby Boldklub	Jun 2030
Philippe SandlerCentre-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	29	Netherlands · United States	190 cm	right	Nov 2022from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2029
Gabriel BrásCentre-Back	22	Portugal	186 cm	right	Aug 2026from FC Porto B	Jun 2027
Perr SchuursCentre-Back	26	Netherlands	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from Without Club	Jun 2029
Bram NuytinckCentre-BackAnkle surgery - Return unknown	36	Netherlands	191 cm	left	Jan 2023from UC Sampdoria	Jun 2027
Yassin MoslihCentre-Back	19	Netherlands · Morocco	—		Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen U19	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 11
Noé LebretonCentral Midfield	22	France · Senegal	178 cm	right	Aug 2025from SM Caen	Jun 2029
Darko NejasmicDefensive Midfield	27	Croatia	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Sharjah FC	Jun 2027
Willum Thór WillumssonAttacking Midfield	28	Iceland	194 cm	left	Jan 2026from Birmingham City	Jun 2028
Dusan TadicAttacking MidfieldCalf injury - Return unknown	37	Serbia	181 cm	left	Jul 2026from Al-Wahda FC	Jun 2028
Mitchel BakkerLeft MidfieldNo eligibility – UEFA Europa League – until 29/01/2027	26	Netherlands	189 cm	left	Aug 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Dennis GeigerCentral Midfield	28	Germany	173 cm	right	Aug 2026from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Jun 2028
Isak Hansen-AarøenCentral MidfieldNo eligibility – UEFA Europa League – until 29/01/2027	22	Norway	173 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Jamiro MonteiroCentral Midfield	32	Cape Verde · Netherlands	175 cm	right	Jul 2026from PEC Zwolle	Jun 2028
Tjaronn CheryAttacking MidfieldTeam captain	38	Suriname · Netherlands	171 cm	left	Jan 2025from Royal Antwerp FC	Jun 2028
Merijn van de WielDefensive Midfield	20	Netherlands	180 cm		Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen U21	Jun 2028
Sam de LaatCentral Midfield	19	Netherlands	180 cm		Jan 2025from NEC Nijmegen U19	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Clement BischoffLeft Winger	20	Denmark · Kenya	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from Red Bull Salzburg	Jun 2027
Kaj SierhuisCentre-Forward	28	Netherlands	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Fortuna Sittard	Jun 2029
Adam TahauiRight WingerNo eligibility – UEFA Europa League – until 29/01/2027	21	Morocco · Netherlands	184 cm	left	Jul 2026from Vitesse Arnhem	Jun 2030
Emre MorRight WingerGroin injury - Return unknown	29	Türkiye · Denmark	169 cm	left	Jul 2026from Fenerbahce	Jun 2028
Dele ThomasLeft WingerSuspended – cross-competition	19	Netherlands · Nigeria	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from RB Leipzig	Jun 2030
Bryan LinssenCentre-Forward	36	Netherlands	170 cm	right	May 2025from Urawa Red Diamonds	Jun 2028
Kevin KersRight Winger	20	Netherlands · Cote d'Ivoire	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen U21	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€7m

25 arrivals

Received

€42.6m

20 departures

Net balance

+€35.7m

received − spent

Arrivals · 25

Ahmetcan Kaplan
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from Ajax Amsterdam
€2.5m
Tobias Storm
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Lyngby Boldklub
€1.7m
Nikolas Polster
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Wolfsberger AC
€1.2m
Dele Thomas
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from RB Leipzig
€1m
Adam Tahaui
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Vitesse Arnhem
€650k
Almugera Kabar
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Borussia Dortmund
Loan
Argyris Darelas
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from FC Dordrecht
End of loan
Clement Bischoff
Left Winger · 20 y/o
from Red Bull Salzburg
Loan

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Dennis Geiger
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Free
Dusan Tadic
Attacking Midfield · 37 y/o
from Al-Wahda FC
Free
Emre Mor
Right Winger · 28 y/o
from Fenerbahce
Free
Freek Entius
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen U21
—
Gabriel Brás
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from FC Porto B
Loan
Jamiro Monteiro
Central Midfield · 32 y/o
from PEC Zwolle
Free
Joep Geneste
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen U19
—
Kaj Sierhuis
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Fortuna Sittard
Free
Kevin Kers
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen U21
—
Luc Nieuwenhuijs
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Sparta Rotterdam U21
End of loan
Merijn van de Wiel
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen U21
—
Mitchel Bakker
Left Midfield · 26 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Perr Schuurs
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Rober González
Right Winger · 25 y/o
from Real Zaragoza
End of loan
Vito van Crooij
Left Winger · 30 y/o
from Sparta Rotterdam
End of loan
Yassin Moslih
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen U19
—
Yousri Sbai
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from VVV-Venlo
End of loan

Departures · 20

Kodai Sano
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to PSV Eindhoven
€15m
Başar Önal
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to LOSC Lille
€12.5m
Sami Ouaissa
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to PSV Eindhoven
€9m
Youssef El Kachati
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to Stade Reims
€1.6m
Brayann Pereira
Right-Back · 23 y/o
to West Bromwich Albion
€1.5m
Dirk Proper
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to SC Heerenveen
€1.5m
Koki Ogawa
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
to Machida Zelvia
€1.5m
Ahmetcan Kaplan
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Ajax Amsterdam
End of loan

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Argyris Darelas
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
to Niki Volos
Free
Danilo
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Rangers FC
End of loan
Eli Dasa
Right-Back · 33 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Jasper Cillessen
Goalkeeper · 37 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Jetro Willems
Left-Back · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Luc Nieuwenhuijs
Left Winger · 19 y/o
to Sparta Rotterdam U21
?
Rijk Janse
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to FC Groningen
Free
Rober González
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to Albacete Balompié
Free
Thomas Ouwejan
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Machida Zelvia
?
Virgil Misidjan
Left Winger · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Vito van Crooij
Left Winger · 30 y/o
to Willem II Tilburg
?
Yousri Sbai
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to FC Utrecht U21
Loan

Manager & staff

23 people

Manager

Dick Schreuder

Netherlands · 55 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2025

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 8

Ron de GrootAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Nick van der VeldenAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Ahmed AbdullaAssistant ManagerSaudi Arabia
Anton ScheutjensGoalkeeping CoachNetherlands
Nout van der VeldenPerformance ManagerNetherlands
Nick SegersFitness coachNetherlands
Robin HuntjensVideo AnalystNetherlands

Management · 5

Wilco van SchaikChief Executive OfficerNetherlands
Nick KerstenDirector of Professional Football and ScoutNetherlands
Carlos AalbersTechnical DirectorNetherlands
Marcel LucassenDirector of DevelopmentNetherlands
Teun JacobsDirector of DevelopmentNetherlands

Scouting · 3

Leen LooijenScoutNetherlands
Nicolas AbrasScoutFrance
Rini van SchootenScoutNetherlands

Medical department · 3

Sjoerd Jan de VriesClub DoctorNetherlands
Han TijshenMedical Director PhysiotherapyNetherlands
Reinier LooijPhysiotherapistNetherlands

Other · 3

Muslu NalbantogluTeam ManagerTürkiye
Dave KeldersKit ManagerNetherlands
Gerry van CampenStadium AnnouncerNetherlands

Youth · 1

Colin WilliamsonAcademy ManagerNetherlands

Honours

2 titles

2×Dutch Second League champion14/15 · 74/75

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