![]() Tielemans (left) in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mathijs Dimphinus Wilhelmus Tielemans [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 2002 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 on loan from Vitesse. [4]
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]
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]
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]