FC Twente

FC Twente net spend since 2015

FC Twente have spent €46m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €129m: a net profit of €83m on transfers.

That covers 73 signings (31 for a disclosed fee, 19 free, 23 undisclosed) and 61 departures (35 sold for a disclosed fee, 13 free, 13 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 23 in, 19 out.

Record signing: Filip Thorvaldsen, €6m from Vålerenga (Aug 2026). Record sale: Manfred Ugalde, €13m to Spartak Moskva (Jan 2024).

FC Twente transfer spending by season

FC Twente record signings

1. Filip Thorvaldsen · €6m from Vålerenga · Aug 2026
2. Sondre Ørjasæter · €5m from Sarpsborg 08 · Aug 2025
3. Manfred Ugalde · €4m from Lommel SK · Jul 2023
4. Ramiz Zerrouki · €2m from Feyenoord · Jul 2026
5. Aske Adelgaard · €2m from Go Ahead Eagles · Jul 2026

FC Twente record sales

1. Manfred Ugalde · €13m to Spartak Moskva · Jan 2024
2. Mats Rots · €12m to TSG Hoffenheim · Jul 2026
3. Hakim Ziyech · €11m to Ajax · Aug 2016
4. Jesús Manuel Corona Ruíz · €11m to Porto · Aug 2015
5. Sem Steijn · €10m to Feyenoord · Jul 2025

FC Twente trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 16 players FC Twente both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €58m against €14m paid: a trading profit of €44m.

• Sem Steijn: signed free (Jul 2022), sold to Feyenoord for €10m (Jul 2025): profit €10m
• Manfred Ugalde: signed for €4m (Jul 2023), sold to Spartak Moskva for €13m (Jan 2024): profit €9m
• Anass Salah-Eddine: signed for €750k (Feb 2024), sold to Roma for €9m (Feb 2025): profit €8m
• Vaclav Cerny: signed for €1m (Jul 2021), sold to VfL Wolfsburg for €8m (Jul 2023): profit €7m
• Youri Regeer: signed for €900k (Jul 2023), sold to Ajax for €5m (Jan 2025): profit €4m

• Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting: signed for €1m (Sep 2023), sold to Omonia Nicosia for €200k (Aug 2025): loss €800k
• Bas Kuipers: signed for €900k (Jul 2024), sold to Sparta Rotterdam for €400k (Jul 2026): loss €500k

FC Twente ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

FC Twente have made 9 signings and 9 departures in 2026/27, plus 2 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Sam Karssies (loan to FC Emmen, no league start in 2025/26); in Joël Drommel (from PSV, 540 league minutes since), Remko Pasveer (free from Heracles Almelo, no league minutes yet).
• Defence: out Mats Rots (to TSG Hoffenheim, 34 league starts in 2025/26), Bas Kuipers (to Sparta Rotterdam, 7 league appearances in 2025/26), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (to Hajduk Split), Mees Hilgers (to SC Heerenveen, no league start in 2025/26); in Aske Adelgaard (from Go Ahead Eagles, 753 league minutes since), Michał Rosiak (from Śląsk Wrocław, 62 league minutes since), Krzysztof Kurowski (free from Śląsk Wrocław, 13 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Mathias Kjølø (to Rosenborg, 3 league starts in 2025/26), Arno Verschueren (to SK Beveren, 3 league starts in 2025/26), Harrie Kuster (to Telstar); in Ramiz Zerrouki (from Feyenoord, 1,067 league minutes since), Jordy Bawuah (from Jong PSV, 60 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Sam Lammers (to PSV, 17 league starts in 2025/26), Taylor Booth (loan to Real Salt Lake, 4 league starts in 2025/26), Sayfallah Ltaief (to Cracovia Kraków); in Wout Weghorst (free from Ajax, 1,014 league minutes since), Filip Thorvaldsen (from Vålerenga, 177 league minutes since).

FC Twente injury news: injuries and suspensions

FC Twente have 3 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €14m of value sidelined.

• Filip Thorvaldsen (FWD): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 21 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Max Bruns (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 9 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed
• Lars Unnerstall (GK): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 9 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed

FC Twente last starting XI

FC Twente's last league starting XI, v Ajax on 8 Nov 2026: Joël Drommel; Robin Pröpper, Bart van Rooij, Aske Adelgaard, Ruud Nijstad; Ramiz Zerrouki, Daan Rots, Younes Taha, Daouda Weidmann, Sondre Ørjasæter; Wout Weghorst.

1 change from the side that started v Excelsior on 1 Nov 2026.

Opponent: Ajax.

FC Twente minutes played 2026/27

After 12 league games of 2026/27, 10 FC Twente players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 5 are rotating and 19 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Kristian Hlynsson (14%, €10m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Daan Rots, Marko Pjaca, Lars Unnerstall, Issam El Maach, Juliën Mesbahi, Remko Pasveer.

FC Twente club-trained players

We can verify 9 club-trained players in the FC Twente squad: Ruud Nijstad, Daan Rots, Joël Drommel, Max Bruns, Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink, Sam Karssies, Yannick Gerritsen, Gijs Besselink and Juliën Mesbahi. Between them they have played 23% of FC Twente's league minutes in 2026/27. 8 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Ruud Nijstad (DEF): 945 league minutes
• Daan Rots (FWD): 720 league minutes
• Joël Drommel (GK): 540 league minutes
• Max Bruns (DEF): 455 league minutes
• Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (FWD): 127 league minutes
• Sam Karssies (GK): no league minutes yet
• Yannick Gerritsen (GK): no league minutes yet
• Gijs Besselink (MID): no league minutes yet
• Juliën Mesbahi (DEF): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 17 players club-trained at FC Twente now play for other clubs we track, led by Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion, value €28m), Mats Rots (TSG Hoffenheim, value €19m) and Jayden Oosterwolde (Fenerbahçe, value €16m).

• Mats Wieffer · Brighton & Hove Albion · €28m
• Mats Rots · TSG Hoffenheim · €19m
• Jayden Oosterwolde · Fenerbahçe · €16m
• Joachim Andersen · Fulham · €15m
• Milan Smit · Stoke City · €9m
• Irakli Yegoian · Excelsior · €8m
• Mees Hilgers · SC Heerenveen · €2m
• Fredrik Jensen · Aris · €2m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.