NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen net spend since 2015

NEC Nijmegen have spent €18m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €97m: a net profit of €79m on transfers.

That covers 77 signings (24 for a disclosed fee, 38 free, 15 undisclosed) and 81 departures (31 sold for a disclosed fee, 32 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 26 in, 18 out.

Record signing: Ahmetcan Kaplan, €3m from Ajax (Aug 2026). Record sale: Kodai Sano, €15m to PSV (Aug 2026).

NEC Nijmegen transfer spending by season

NEC Nijmegen record signings

1. Ahmetcan Kaplan · €3m from Ajax · Aug 2026
2. Nikolas Polster · €2m from Wolfsberger AC · Aug 2026
3. Tobias Storm · €2m from Lyngby Boldklub · Jul 2026
4. Noé Lebreton · €1m from Caen · Aug 2025
5. Rober González · €1m from Real Betis · Jul 2024

NEC Nijmegen record sales

1. Kodai Sano · €15m to PSV · Aug 2026
2. Başar Önal · €13m to LOSC Lille · Jul 2026
3. Robin Roefs · €11m to Sunderland · Aug 2025
4. Kento Shiogai · €10m to VfL Wolfsburg · Jan 2026
5. Sami Ouaissa · €9m to PSV · Sep 2026

NEC Nijmegen trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 28 players NEC Nijmegen both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €46m against €6m paid: a trading profit of €40m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €7m across 4 players, led by Anthony Musaba (€3m to Monaco, Jul 2020).

• Başar Önal: signed for €1m (Jul 2024), sold to LOSC Lille for €13m (Jul 2026): profit €12m
• Sami Ouaissa: signed for €850k (Jan 2024), sold to PSV for €9m (Sep 2026): profit €8m
• Magnus Mattsson: signed for €500k (Jul 2021), sold to FC København for €5m (Feb 2024): profit €5m
• Sontje Hansen: signed free (Jul 2023), sold to Middlesbrough for €4m (Aug 2025): profit €4m
• Calvin Verdonk: signed free (Jul 2022), sold to LOSC Lille for €3m (Sep 2025): profit €3m

• Rober González: signed for €1m (Jul 2024), left free for Albacete (Aug 2026): loss €1m
• Jasper Cillessen: signed for €1m (Aug 2022), sold to Las Palmas for €500k (Jul 2024): loss €500k
• Stefan Mauk: signed for €275k (Jul 2016), sold to Brisbane Roar for €150k (Jul 2018): loss €125k
• Lars Olden Larsen: signed for €325k (Jul 2023), sold to Tromsø for €300k (Jan 2026): loss €25k

NEC Nijmegen ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

NEC Nijmegen have made 12 signings and 13 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Rijk Janse (left free for FC Groningen, 1 league appearance in 2025/26); in Nikolas Polster (from Wolfsberger AC, 224 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Brayann Pereira (to West Bromwich Albion, 13 league starts in 2025/26), Thomas Ouwejan (to Machida Zelvia, 6 league starts in 2025/26), Yousri Sbai (loan to Jong FC Utrecht, 2 league appearances in 2025/26); in Tobias Storm (from Lyngby Boldklub, 840 league minutes since), Gabriel Brás (loan from Porto II, 384 league minutes since), Ahmetcan Kaplan (from Ajax, 344 league minutes since), Perr Schuurs (free from a club outside our record, 306 league minutes since), Almugera Kabar (loan from Borussia Dortmund, 220 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Kodai Sano (to PSV, 34 league starts in 2025/26), Dirk Proper (to SC Heerenveen, 8 league starts in 2025/26), Argyris Darelas (left free for Niki Volos); in Dusan Tadic (free from Al Wahda, 708 league minutes since), Jamiro Monteiro (free from PEC Zwolle, 611 league minutes since), Dennis Geiger (free from TSG Hoffenheim, 248 league minutes since), Mitchel Bakker (free from a club outside our record, 168 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Sami Ouaissa (to PSV, 32 league starts in 2025/26), Başar Önal (to LOSC Lille, 25 league starts in 2025/26), Koki Ogawa (to Machida Zelvia, 17 league starts in 2025/26), Youssef El Kachati (to Reims, 1 league start in 2025/26), Rober González (left free for Albacete, 1 league start in 2025/26), Luc Nieuwenhuijs (to Sparta AV), Vito van Crooij (to Willem II); in Clement Bischoff (loan from Salzburg, 662 league minutes since), Adam Tahaui (from Vitesse, 402 league minutes since), Kaj Sierhuis (free from Fortuna Sittard, 308 league minutes since), Dele Thomas (from RB Leipzig, 196 league minutes since), Emre Mor (free from Fenerbahçe, 73 league minutes since).

NEC Nijmegen injury news: injuries and suspensions

NEC Nijmegen have 4 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €4m of value sidelined.

• Dennis Geiger (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 30 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Perr Schuurs (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 6 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Emre Mor (FWD): Groin injury · out since 13 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 10 games missed
• Bram Nuytinck (DEF): Ankle surgery · out since 7 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed

NEC Nijmegen last starting XI

NEC Nijmegen's last league starting XI, v FC Utrecht on 8 Nov 2026: Gonzalo Crettaz; Ahmetcan Kaplan, Deveron Fonville, Gabriel Brás; Darko Nejasmic, Noé Lebreton, Kevin Kers, Mitchel Bakker; Bryan Linssen, Tjaronn Chery, Dusan Tadic.

4 changes from the side that started v SC Heerenveen on 31 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Jamiro Monteiro (3), Perr Schuurs (3, injured), Tobias Storm (3) and Clement Bischoff (3).

Opponent: FC Utrecht.

NEC Nijmegen minutes played 2026/27

After 12 league games of 2026/27, 8 NEC Nijmegen players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 10 are rotating and 15 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Darko Nejasmic, Kevin Kers, Mitchel Bakker, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Freek Entius, Sam de Laat, Bram Nuytinck.

NEC Nijmegen club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 6 players club-trained at NEC Nijmegen now play for other clubs we track, led by Robin Roefs (Sunderland, value €39m), Souffian El (Benfica, value €16m) and Bart van Rooij (FC Twente, value €16m).

• Robin Roefs · Sunderland · €39m
• Souffian El · Benfica · €16m
• Bart van Rooij · FC Twente · €16m
• Cas Odenthal · Sassuolo · €3m
• Dirk Proper · SC Heerenveen · €2m
• Cihat Çelik · Kocaelispor · €1m

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.

NEC Nijmegen free agents: released players without a club

One former NEC Nijmegen player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Jetro Willems (€200k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent