Wout Weghorst
Netherlands
FWD
Age
33
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Wout Weghorst
The Netherlands name Wout Weghorst in their 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with Ronald Koeman selecting him as a forward. He will be 33 when the tournament starts and plays his club football for Ajax.
He has scored 9 goals in 34 appearances for Ajax this season across all competitions, a return that keeps him among Koeman's attacking options. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, and they reached the finals by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For Weghorst the tournament will be a second senior World Cup, four years on from his appearances at the 2022 finals, with his place in the final 26 confirmed.
He has scored 9 goals in 34 appearances for Ajax this season across all competitions, a return that keeps him among Koeman's attacking options. The Netherlands open Group F against Japan on 14 June 2026, with Sweden and Tunisia completing the group, and they reached the finals by winning UEFA Group G in November 2025. For Weghorst the tournament will be a second senior World Cup, four years on from his appearances at the 2022 finals, with his place in the final 26 confirmed.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Wout Weghorst is a tall target man who leads the line and gives the Netherlands a physical presence at the top of the attack. He has a track record of impact substitute appearances, coming off the bench to change games late on. He stands 1.97 m and is right-footed, and has logged 2,193 club minutes for Ajax this season, going into the group stage in Ronald Koeman's squad at the age of 33.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Wout Weghorst's second. He was part of the Netherlands' squad at the 2022 finals in Qatar, where he came off the bench in the quarter-final against Argentina and scored twice, including a stoppage-time equaliser that forced extra time. Ronald Koeman has named him in the 26 again for 2026. His international career runs to 14 goals in 49 senior caps for the Netherlands.
National Team
Netherlands
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Weghorst brings goals and a focal point to the Netherlands attack, with 14 goals in 49 senior caps and 9 in 34 club appearances for Ajax this season. That finishing and hold-up play is the contribution he offers from the start or off the bench through the group stage. He gives the Netherlands a different way to threaten teams, in the air and around the box. On the Goal Rush card the Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m.
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Weghorst at the 2026 World Cup
Wout Weghorst is a confirmed forward 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 Weghorst is among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Wout Weghorst World Cup 2026 FAQs
The Netherlands are a Tier 2 side at £24m on the Goal Rush card. Wout Weghorst is in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26 as a forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Wout Weghorst is a forward for the Netherlands. He plays his club football for Ajax and is named in Ronald Koeman's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the forwards in the final 26.
Yes. He was part of the Netherlands' squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring twice in the quarter-final against Argentina. The 2026 finals will be his second, his place confirmed in Ronald Koeman's 26-man Netherlands squad.
Wout Weghorst plays his club football for Ajax. He is named among the Netherlands' forwards in Ronald Koeman's confirmed 26, with the team opening their Group F campaign against Japan in mid-June.
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