Jan Paul van Hecke
Netherlands
DEF
Age
26
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Jan Paul van Hecke
Jan Paul van Hecke is named in Ronald Koeman's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back in the Netherlands squad. He goes into the group stage aged 26 and plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he has been a regular in defence this season.
He has played 40 matches and scored 3 goals for Brighton this season, earning his first Netherlands caps along the way. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For van Hecke the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed for the finals.
He has played 40 matches and scored 3 goals for Brighton this season, earning his first Netherlands caps along the way. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, having qualified by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For van Hecke the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed for the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Jan Paul van Hecke is a centre-back who was an everpresent in the Brighton defence this season, starting 36 of their Premier League games. He plays at the heart of the back line and has been a near-permanent fixture in his club's side. He stands 1.89 m and is right-footed, and has logged 3,411 club minutes for Brighton this season, going into the group stage in Ronald Koeman's squad at the age of 26.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Jan Paul van Hecke's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 10 senior caps for the Netherlands, earned over the past season as he broke into the squad. Ronald Koeman has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, and he is part of the group-stage squad. He stays among the Netherlands' defenders on the final list.
National Team
Netherlands
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Van Hecke's work for the Netherlands is at the back, a centre-back who has had a full season of Premier League football and chipped in with 3 goals from defence. He takes that top-flight experience into the group stage as one of Ronald Koeman's options to call on in the middle of the back line. On the Goal Rush card the Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m.
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van Hecke at the 2026 World Cup
Jan Paul van Hecke is a confirmed centre-back in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
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The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m in Goal Rush. They open Group F against Japan on 14 June, and van Hecke is among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Jan Paul van Hecke World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card. Jan Paul van Hecke is in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Jan Paul van Hecke is a centre-back for the Netherlands. He plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion and is named in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be van Hecke's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, with his place confirmed in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad after the Netherlands qualified by winning UEFA Group G.
Jan Paul van Hecke plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion. He is named among the Netherlands' defenders in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26, with the team opening their Group F campaign against Japan in mid-June.
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