Excelsior Player Stats 2026/27
Netherlands Eredivisie · 10th · 11 pts · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4,500) · Founded 1902
· Fortuna Sittard Stadion
- L@
Heerenveen4–0 - Lvs
Groningen1–5 - D@
Ajax2–2 - Lvs
Utrecht1–2 - D@
NEC Nijmegen2–2
Excelsior squad
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | S. van Gassel | 29 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| 16 | Celton Biai | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | Tijmen Holla | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 14 | J. Plug | 20 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| 4 | C. Widell | 22 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 15 | S. Janssen | 25 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira | 20 | 7 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| 22 | O. Turay | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 4.7 |
| 27 | M. van de Wetering | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 3 | R. Meissen | 23 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| 8 | I. Yegoian | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7.6 |
| 20 | L. Hartjes | 22 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| 6 | D. van Vianen | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| 18 | V. Sulzbacher | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| 10 | N. Naujoks | 23 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.1 |
| 24 | Giulliano Cairo | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 3.3 |
| 23 | Y. Finey | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| J. Fortes Rocha | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Q. Kraaijvanger | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Fedde Raats | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 19 | D. Garden | 21 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 7 | A. Sliti | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| 30 | Á. Þorsteinsson | 20 | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 21 | I. Silva Timas | 23 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 5.8 |
| 11 | A. Jahanbakhsh | 33 | 6 | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| 12 | K. Bos | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | 6.8 |
| 9 | Mario Domínguez | 21 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| 28 | N. Groen | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 4.7 |
| Niels Kuppen | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
Leading players
Top scorerI. Yegoian3
Most assistsI. Yegoian5
Most yellow cardsJ. Plug2
Fixtures & results
Fortuna SittardvsExcelsior- Excelsiorvs
Twente - Excelsiorvs
GO Ahead Eagles 
FeyenoordvsExcelsior- Excelsiorvs
Telstar 
ADO Den HaagvsExcelsior
Remaining matches (25)
PEC ZwollevsExcelsior- Excelsiorvs
AZ Alkmaar 
Sparta RotterdamvsExcelsior- ExcelsiorvsFeyenoord
- ExcelsiorvsFortuna Sittard
- UtrechtvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsAjax
- TwentevsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsHeerenveen
- GO Ahead EaglesvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsNEC Nijmegen
- AZ AlkmaarvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsPEC Zwolle
- GroningenvsExcelsior
- Excelsiorvs
Willem II - Excelsiorvs
Cambuur 
PSV EindhovenvsExcelsior- ExcelsiorvsADO Den Haag
- TelstarvsExcelsior
- L 16 OctHeerenveen4 – 0ExcelsiorHT 1–0
- L 11 OctExcelsior1 – 5GroningenHT 1–2
- D 19 SepAjax2 – 2ExcelsiorHT 1–1
- L 13 SepExcelsior1 – 2UtrechtHT 0–1
- D 8 SepNEC Nijmegen2 – 2ExcelsiorHT 1–1
- W 5 SepWillem II0 – 3ExcelsiorHT 0–2
- W 29 AugExcelsior2 – 1Sparta RotterdamHT 1–0
- L 15 AugExcelsior1 – 2PSV EindhovenHT 0–1
- W 7 AugCambuur0 – 4ExcelsiorHT 0–3
Excelsior in numbers
Eredivisie 2026/273-2-4won-drawn-lost
1.78goals scored per game
2goals conceded per game
67%both teams scored
100%over 2.5 goals
2clean sheets
1.3yellow cards per game
3.8corners per game
Minute-by-minute goals
0-15'1 / 4
16-30'2 / 0
31-45'7 / 2
46-60'1 / 3
61-75'3 / 3
76-90'3 / 4
scoredconceded
- Longest winning run
- 2 games
- Biggest home win
- 2-1
- Biggest away win
- 0-4
- Favourite formation
- 4-3-3 (6)
- Penalties
- 1 scored, 0 missed
Home and away record
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 |
Eredivisie table
Full table ›| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | +3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Cambuur | 9 | -8 | 9 |
Head-to-head goals
- Excelsior vs Groningen15 clashes
- Heerenveen vs Excelsior14 clashes
- Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior8 clashes
- Excelsior vs Twente15 clashes
Excelsior: who is delivering
I. Yegoian is Excelsior's top scorer with 3 league goals. I. Yegoian leads the squad for assists with 5. As a team they have scored 16 goals in 9 games and sit 10th.