Excelsior
Netherlands · Eredivisie · 15-place · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Excelsior is a football club founded in 1902, home ground Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Eredivisie: 15th, 11 pts.
Next matchEredivisie
Feyenoord22:45Saturday, 21 NovKick-off in: ExcelsiorLast 5 matches
All →
GO Ahead Eagles8 Nov 20260:1L
Twente1 Nov 20260:9W
@ MVV29 Oct 20263:0L
@ Fortuna Sittard25 Oct 20260:1L
@ Heerenveen16 Oct 20260:4Season competitions
Cup run
Club leaders
Squad →Top scorers
- 1
Irakli Yegoian13 matches5 - 2
Aymen Sliti13 matches4 - 3
David Garden12 matches3 - 4
Noah Naujoks6 matches2 - 5
Valentin Sulzbacher7 matches1
Assists
- 1Irakli Yegoian13 matches5
- 2
Simon Janssen13 matches3 - 3
Stijn van Gassel13 matches2 - 4
Gyan de Regt1 match1 - 5
Ilano Silva Timas8 matches1
Eredivisie
Full table →| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 |  Utrecht | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 12 | -9 | 9 |
Position by round
This season
Played13
Win %31%
Goals per game1.46
Clean sheets3
2without a win
About the club
- Founded
- 1902
- Stadium
- Van Donge & De Roo Stadion · 4 500 seats
- City
- Rotterdam
- Head coach
- Ruben den Uil
- Squad
- 26 players
- Average age
- 22,8
- Foreign players
- 9
Upcoming
FeyenoordExcelsior––28 Nov20:30ExcelsiorTelstar––2 Dec00:00
Willem IIExcelsior––6 Dec20:45ADO Den HaagExcelsior––13 Dec01:00PEC ZwolleExcelsior––Results
ExcelsiorGO Ahead Eagles011 NovFTExcelsiorTwente0929 OctFTMVVExcelsior0325 OctFTFortuna SittardExcelsior1016 OctFTHeerenveenExcelsior4011 OctFTExcelsior
Groningen1519 SepFT
AjaxExcelsior2213 SepFTExcelsiorUtrecht128 SepFT
NEC NijmegenExcelsior226 SepFTWillem IIExcelsior03Eredivisie
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +25 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +19 | 25 |
| 3 | Ajax | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +17 | 25 |
| 4 | Twente | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +18 | 24 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +8 | 23 |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Groningen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 15 |
| 10 |  Cambuur | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 | Utrecht | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -29 | 3 |
Champions League (League phase)Champions League (Qualification)Europa League (Qualification)Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)Eredivisie (Relegation)Relegation - Eerste Divisie
Custom period
Played13
Won4
Drawn2
Lost7
Win %31%
Goal diff-10
Scored19
Conceded29
Goals per game1.46
Conceded per game2.23
Clean sheets3
Cards00
Cards counted from 0 matches with full stats.
Home / Away
| P | Wins | Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 17% | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Away | 7 | 43% | 2.0 | 1.3 |
By competition
| Competition | P | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 12 | 25% |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 100% |
Season records
Squad
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Stijn van Gassel | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | – | ||
| 16 |  Celton Biai | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 40 |  Tijmen Holla | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 |  Rick Meissen | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 4 |  Casper Widell | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 12 |  Kasey Bos | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 14 |  Jan Plug | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 15 | Simon Janssen | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | – | ||
| 22 |  Osman Turay | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
 J. Fortes Rocha | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
 Fedde Raats | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| 6 |  Daniël van Vianen | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 7 | Aymen Sliti | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | ||
| 10 | Noah Naujoks | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| 18 | Valentin Sulzbacher | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 20 |  Lennard Hartjes | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 23 |  Yaqub Finey | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 24 |  Giulliano Cairo | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 30 |  Ágúst Þorsteinsson | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | – | ||
| 34 |  Q. Kraaijvanger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||
 Niels Kuppen | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| 2 |  Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 9 |  Mario Domínguez | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 19 | David Garden | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | ||
| 21 | Ilano Silva Timas | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | – | ||
| 28 |  Nesto Groen | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
Summer 202616 in22 out
In 16
- Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
Nottingham Forest25 Aug 2026Loan - Ágúst Þorsteinsson
Breidablik23 Aug 2026Fee unknown 
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Dender9 Aug 2026Free agent- Mario Domínguez
Valencia7 Aug 2026Loan - Aymen SlitiFeyenoord3 Aug 2026Loan
- Osman Turay
Bayer Leverkusen U1928 Jul 2026Fee unknown - Valentin Sulzbacher
Red Bull Salzburg27 Jul 2026Free agent - Celton Biai
Dordrecht17 Jul 2026Free agent - Ilano Silva TimasMVV14 Jul 2026Fee unknown
- Jan PlugFeyenoord12 Jul 2026Loan
- David Garden
Quick Boys7 Jul 2026Fee unknown - Daniël van VianenDordrecht30 Jun 2026Fee unknown
- Kasey Bos
FSV Mainz 0530 Jun 2026Loan 
M. van de Wetering
FC Eindhoven30 Jun 2026Free agent- Yaqub Finey
GIF Sundsvall30 Jun 2026Fee unknown 
Nolan Martens
De Graafschap29 Jun 2026Back from loan
Out 22
Mika LuijendijkMVV1 Sep 2026Loan- Nolan MartensDe Graafschap1 Sep 2026Fee unknown
Stan HenderikxDordrecht1 Sep 2026Loan
M. Tielemans
Aalborg30 Aug 2026Fee unknown
M. van Duinen
Katwijk21 Aug 2026Free agent- Gyan de Regt
Holstein Kiel18 Aug 2026Fee unknown 
Jose De Almeida Reis
Rilski Sportist12 Aug 2026Free agent
N. El HamdaouiMVV11 Aug 2026Loan
Derensili Sanches Fernandes
Huddersfield20 Jul 2026Fee unknown
A. Carlén
Artis17 Jul 2026Fee unknown
C. RaatsieDordrecht16 Jul 2026Free agent
Arthur ZagréUtrecht10 Jul 2026Free agent
E. Hansson
Zaragoza8 Jul 2026Free agent
Jerolldino ArmantradingAZ Alkmaar7 Jul 2026Loan
I. BronkhorstHuddersfield2 Jul 2026Free agent- E. HanssonHEHansson Emil29 Jun 2026Free agent
H. AkujobiAHAkujobi Hamdi29 Jun 2026Free agent
Gijs van den Berg29 Jun 2026Free agent- M. van DuinenKatwijk29 Jun 2026Retired
Lewis SchoutenAZ Alkmaar29 Jun 2026Loan ended
Miliano JonathansUtrecht29 Jun 2026Loan ended
Szymon Włodarczyk
Sturm Graz23 Jun 2026Loan ended
Winter 20263 in8 out
In 3
- H. Akujobi
Almere City FC16 Feb 2026Free agent - Miliano JonathansUtrecht15 Jan 2026Loan
- E. Hansson
Birmingham4 Jan 2026Free agent
Out 8
C. NadjeFeyenoord28 Mar 2026Loan ended- Nolan MartensDe Graafschap2 Feb 2026Loan
E. Danquah
ADO '201 Feb 2026Fee unknown
Stijn Middendorp
Anorthosis30 Jan 2026Free agent
Stefan Mitrović
Hellas Verona29 Jan 2026Loan ended
J. Mattheij
Ijsselmeervogels28 Jan 2026Free agent
Chadwick Zachary Booth
Real Salt Lake25 Jan 2026Loan
Yoon Do-Yong
Brighton7 Jan 2026Loan ended
Summer 202517 in19 out
In 17
- C. NadjeFeyenoord2 Sep 2025Loan
- Stefan MitrovićHellas Verona2 Sep 2025Loan
- Simon Janssen
VVV Venlo1 Sep 2025Free - Szymon WłodarczykSturm Graz22 Aug 2025Loan
- Irakli Yegoian
Vitesse19 Aug 2025Free - Rick Meissen
Sparta Rotterdam II3 Aug 2025Fee unknown - Yoon Do-YongBrighton15 Jul 2025Loan
- Stan Henderikx
Den Bosch9 Jul 2025Fee unknown 
O. Uddenäs
AIK Stockholm1 Jul 2025Back from loan
S. Loeffen
Spakenburg1 Jul 2025Back from loan- A. Carlén
IFK Goteborg1 Jul 2025Fee unknown - Gyan de RegtVitesse1 Jul 2025Free
- Lewis SchoutenAZ Alkmaar1 Jul 2025Loan
S. SeymorVVV Venlo1 Jul 2025Back from loan- M. TielemansVitesse30 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- Stijn van GasselNEC Nijmegen30 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- Simon JanssenVVV Venlo29 Jun 2025Free agent
Out 19
Jelani SeedorfSparta Rotterdam23 Oct 2025Fee unknown
Rayvien Rosario
PAS Giannina12 Sep 2025Fee unknown
K. PieriePKPierie Kik2 Sep 2025Free agent
Valentijn ZandbergenKatwijk2 Sep 2025Free agent
D. Warmerdam
Lyngby29 Aug 2025Fee unknown
Siem de MoesFC Eindhoven28 Aug 2025Free
R. Omorowa
Samsunspor23 Jul 2025Fee unknown- S. Seymor
Khorfakkan21 Jul 2025Fee unknown - S. Loeffen
Varesina19 Jul 2025Fee unknown - O. Uddenäs
Osters IF8 Jul 2025Fee unknown 
J. Donkor
Wieczysta Kraków7 Jul 2025Free agent
Pascal KuiperSparta Rotterdam3 Jul 2025Fee unknown
L. OetoehganalSparta Rotterdam II1 Jul 2025Free agent- M. TielemansVitesse1 Jul 2025Fee unknown
X. BlommeGO Ahead Eagles1 Jul 2025Loan ended
J. EijgenraamVVV Venlo1 Jul 2025Free
Cedric Hatenboer
Anderlecht1 Jul 2025Loan ended
Seydou Fini
Genoa1 Jul 2025Loan ended
Lance DuijvestijnSparta Rotterdam30 Jun 2025Fee unknown