Mats Wieffer

Netherlands · Defender · Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
Born 16 November 1999 (age 26). Height 188 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: Netherlands. Market value €25M.
Current club: Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club — 26 appearances, 2 goals and 3 assists this season.
Career totals: 15 goals and 20 assists in 175 appearances (10,730 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1,914 | 6.74 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.9 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.3 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 146 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.13 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.17 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.29 |
| Shots | 101 |
| Shots on target | 36 |
| Shot conversion, % | 15 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.2 |
| Passes per 90 | 58.07 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 1.68 |
| Dribble success, % | 61 |
| Duels won, % | 53 |
| Tackles per 90 | 3.01 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.44 |
| Yellow cards | 31 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | Aston Villa Football Club | 3–4 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2025-12-07 | West Ham United Football Club | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025-12-13 | at Liverpool Football Club | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-12-20 | Sunderland Association Football Club | 0–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2025-12-27 | at Arsenal Football Club | 2–1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-02-14 | at Liverpool Football Club | 3–0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-02-21 | at Brentford Football Club | 0–2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-03-01 | Nottingham Forest Football Club | 2–1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-03-04 | Arsenal Football Club | 0–1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-03-14 | at Sunderland Association Football Club | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-21 | Liverpool Football Club | 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-04-11 | at Burnley Football Club | 0–2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2026-04-18 | at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | 2–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2026-04-21 | Chelsea Football Club | 3–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-02 | at Newcastle United Football Club | 3–1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-05-24 | Manchester United Football Club | 0–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-06-03 | Algeria | 0–1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08-23 | Aston Villa Football Club | 4–0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08-27 | Tromso | 4–0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2026-08-30 | at Chelsea Football Club | 4–3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches. See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Netherlands 1–1 Morocco · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
4 trophies won out of 8 finals and podium finishes.
- Eredivisie · 2023/2024 · 2nd Place
- KNVB Beker · 2023/2024 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2023 · 2nd Place
- Eredivisie · 2022/2023 · Winner
- Eredivisie · Winner
- Eredivisie · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2nd Place
- KNVB Beker · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | €32M |
| 2022-07-01 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €575k |
| 2020-07-01 | — | Excelsior Rotterdam | — |
| 2018-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2016-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2015-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2010-07-01 | — | — | — |