Mathijs Tielemans

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Mathijs Tielemans
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Tielemans (left) in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mathijs Dimphinus Wilhelmus Tielemans [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Veldhoven, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2010 RKVVO
2010–2020 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Jong PSV 77 (8)
2023– Vitesse 41 (1)
2025 → Excelsior (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Excelsior 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Mathijs Dimphinus Wilhelmus Tielemans (born 26 April 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Excelsior. [4]

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Career

PSV

Tielemans was born in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, and started playing football for local club RKVVO in 2008. [5] In 2010, he joined the PSV youth academy, progressing through the youth teams before reaching the reserve team, Jong PSV in 2020. [2] On 20 June 2020, Tielemans signed his first professional contract with PSV, a one-year contract. [6]

He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020, playing the full away match against FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, which they won 2–1, and in which Tielemans provided an assist for Fodé Fofana. [7] Jong PSV was without eighteen players for the game, twelve of whom were sidelined due to a COVID-19 infection. As a result, they fielded a number of youth players, including Tielemans. [8] On 24 November, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Jong Utrecht, heading in the follow-up from Joël Piroe's saved shot. [9] [10]

Following Tielemans' breakthrough for Jong PSV, his contract with the club was extended on 23 March 2021; he signed a two-year contract until 2023. [11] [12]

In the 2022–23 season, Tielemans evolved into a key player for Jong PSV and was appointed team captain. [13] [14] On 24 October 2022, he scored his first brace in a convincing 6–0 victory against local rivals Helmond Sport. [15]

Vitesse

On 19 June 2023, Tielemans signed a three-year contract with Vitesse after leaving PSV on a free transfer. [16] He made his competitive debut on 11 August, scoring in a 2–1 Eredivisie win against FC Volendam. [17] That would be his only goal of the campaign, which ended with Vitesse relegated to the Eerste Divisie after finishing last with six points, following an eighteen-point deduction for financial irregularities. [18]

Excelsior

On 4 February 2025, Tielemans joined Excelsior on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy included in the deal. [19] He debuted on 21 February in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw with Helmond Sport. [20] Excelsior went on to secure second place in the league, earning direct promotion back to the Eredivisie. [21]

On 26 May 2025, the club confirmed that it had exercised the purchase option, with Tielemans signing a contract until 2028. [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2015–16" (PDF). Aspire Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Mathijs Tielemans". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "M. Tielemans – Profiel". Voetbal International . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Mathijs Tielemans at Soccerway . Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mathijs Tielemans (RKVVO-achtergrond) tekent profcontract bij PSV". RKVVO (in Dutch). 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "1-jarig contract voor Mathijs Tielemans". PSV (in Dutch). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "FC Den Bosch – Jong PSV 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 11. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Elfrink, Rik (6 November 2020). "Jong PSV komt ondanks 18 afwezige spelers gewoon in actie tegen FC Den Bosch: 'Er het beste van maken'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jong PSV speelt gelijk tegen Jong FC Utrecht". PSV (in Dutch). 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jong FC Utrecht oogst een punt op De Herdgang". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mathijs Tielemans verlengt contract bij PSV". PSV (in Dutch). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Elfrink, Rik (23 March 2021). "Twee jaar extra PSV voor Veldhovens talent Mathijs Tielemans". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Bruijn, Thijs de (17 April 2023). "Wie zijn de uitblinkers bij Jong PSV dit seizoen?". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Elfrink, Rik (2 February 2023). "PSV wil het contract van Tielemans verlengen, die in beeld is voor een plek in de A-selectie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Verschuren, Corné (24 October 2022). "Jong PSV laat geen spaan heel van Helmond Sport". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Mathijs Tielemans eerste zomeraanwinst Vitesse" [Mathijs Tielemans first summer signing for Vitesse]. SBV Vitesse. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Invaller Van Ginkel schiet Vitesse bij seizoensouverture naar zege op tiental Volendam" [Substitute Van Ginkel fires Vitesse to victory in season opener against ten-man Volendam]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Lammers, Lex; Bouman, Marco (19 April 2024). "Vitesse krijgt 18 punten aftrek en degradeert uit eredivisie; Arnhemse club behoudt wel licentie" [Vitesse docked 18 points and relegated from Eredivisie; Arnhem club keeps its license]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Excelsior huurt middenvelder Mathijs Tielemans" [Excelsior loan midfielder Mathijs Tielemans]. Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  20. ↑ Engelen, Siep (30 August 2025). "Robert Maaskant pakt meteen knap punt bij debuut als trainer Helmond Sport" [Robert Maaskant earns an impressive point on his debut as Helmond Sport coach]. Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Excelsior keert na één seizoen afwezigheid terug in Eredivisie" [Excelsior returned to the Eredivisie after a one-season absence]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Excelsior neemt Mathijs Tielemans definitief over van Vitesse" [Excelsior complete permanent signing of Mathijs Tielemans from Vitesse.]. Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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