Mats Wieffer
Netherlands
Age
26
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Mats Wieffer
Mats Wieffer is named in Ronald Koeman's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, listed as a right-back in the Netherlands squad. He goes into the group stage aged 26 and plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion, the club he joined from Feyenoord in 2024.
He has played 28 matches and scored 2 goals for Brighton this season, mostly filling in across the back line. 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 Wieffer the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed after a full season in the Premier League.
He has played 28 matches and scored 2 goals for Brighton this season, mostly filling in across the back line. 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 Wieffer the tournament will be a first senior World Cup, his place in Ronald Koeman's final 26 now confirmed after a full season in the Premier League.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
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Accuracy
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Playing Style
Mats Wieffer is a number-six midfielder known for his interceptions, passing and energy, who has also been redeployed at right-back this season. In that defensive role for Brighton he has stood out for his tackles won and his clearances. He stands 1.89 m and is right-footed, and has logged 1,937 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 Mats Wieffer's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 15 senior caps for the Netherlands, with 1 goal to his name. 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' defensive options on the final list.
National Team
Netherlands
Tier 2
£24m
📋 Teammates (23)
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Goal Rush Impact
Wieffer's work for the Netherlands is in and around the back line, a midfielder by trade who can also fill in at right-back and break up play. That ball-winning and positional flexibility is the contribution he brings to the side, giving Ronald Koeman cover across more than one role in midfield and defence through the group stage. On the Goal Rush card the Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Wieffer at the 2026 World Cup
Mats Wieffer is a confirmed squad member 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.
Picking Netherlands in Goal Rush
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m in Goal Rush. They open Group F against Japan on 14 June, and Wieffer is among the squad options in the confirmed 26.
Mats Wieffer World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card. Mats Wieffer is in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26 as a right-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Mats Wieffer is listed as a right-back for the Netherlands, though by trade he is a central midfielder. He plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion and is named in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Wieffer'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.
Mats Wieffer plays his club football for Brighton & Hove Albion. He is named in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26, with the Netherlands opening their Group F campaign against Japan in mid-June.
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