Mats Wieffer (born 16 November 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

side

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Born in Borne, Wieffer played youth football for RKSV NEO aged 5 before joining

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

's academy at the age of 10. He made one

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league ...

appearance for

Jong FC Twente Jong FC Twente (English: Young FC Twente) are the reserve team of FC Twente, a team from Enschede which played in the Eerste Divisie from 2013 to 2015. Staff * ''Head coach:'' Michel Jansen * ''Assistant coach:'' Boudewijn Pahlplatz * ''Tea ...

in the 2017–18 season, prior to making his professional debut for Twente on 30 October 2018 in a 4–2

KNVB Beker The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

win over

VV Noordwijk Voetbalvereniging Noordwijk is a Dutch football club founded in 1933, based in Noordwijk. It currently competes in the Tweede Divisie. History VV Noordwijk was founded on 4 March 1933. 1940s–1960s: Vierde, Derde, and Tweede Klasse During ...

. He made his league debut in a 2–0 win over

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

in March 2019. In June 2020, Wieffer joined

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on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club. In June 2022, Wieffer moved to

on a four-year contract. On 13 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club while also providing an assist in a 3–1 cup win over

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

. On 13 April 2023, Wieffer scored his first goal in a European club competition, scoring the one and only goal in a 1–0 win over

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in the

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of the

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International career

On 17 March 2023, Wieffer received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior national team for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 27 March as a starter in a 3–0 win over Gibraltar. On 21 November 2023, Wieffer scored his first senior international goal in the Netherlands' 6–0 win against Gibraltar.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wieffer goal.''

Honours

Feyenoord *

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KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 2023–24 Individual *

Team of the Month: August 2023

References

External links

Profile
at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wieffer, Mats 1999 births Living people People from Borne, Overijssel Footballers from Overijssel Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Twente players Jong FC Twente players Excelsior Rotterdam players Feyenoord players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Netherlands men's international footballers