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NEC NijmegenTeam stats

Explore the people, payroll and history behind the team.

← Team profile
Squad players33Primary and secondary team assignments
Average age26.633 recorded birth dates
Team honours0Distinct recorded honour / season pairs
Recent managers3Since 2016, including current managers

THE SQUAD

Who makes up the team?

1 staff records excluded from player metrics.

Recorded ethnicity

19 of 33 players have a recorded value. No values are inferred.

Recorded ethnicity distributionUnknown: 14 (42.4%)White: 11 (33.3%)Black: 3 (9.1%)Eurasian: 2 (6.1%)Mixed: 1 (3%)Hispanic: 1 (3%)Asian: 1 (3%)33PLAYERS
  • Unknown1442%
  • White1133%
  • Black39%
  • Eurasian26%
  • Mixed13%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian13%

Nationality

Recorded nationalities across the current squad.

Nationality distributionThe Netherlands: 14 (42.4%)Turkey: 2 (6.1%)Germany: 2 (6.1%)Greece: 2 (6.1%)Denmark: 2 (6.1%)Croatia: 1 (3%)Curacao: 1 (3%)Serbia: 1 (3%)Other: 8 (24.2%)33PLAYERS
  • The Netherlands1442%
  • Turkey26%
  • Germany26%
  • Greece26%
  • Denmark26%
  • Croatia13%
  • Curacao13%
  • Serbia13%
  • Other824%

Age profile

Age today, grouped into career stages.

Under 216
21–249
25–286
29–326
33+6
Unknown0

Positions

The 12 most common recorded positions.

Midfielder7
Goalkeeper4
Centre-Back3
Left-Back3
Defender3
Left Wing3
Winger2
Defensive Midfield2
Attacker1
Right Winger1
Central Midfield1
Forward1

THE PAYROLL

Wages at a glance

23 of 33 players have a recognised wage.

Annual wages as recorded on player profiles. Totals cover known wages only; currencies are kept separate, with no exchange-rate conversion. Contract-table wages are not included.

Known annual payroll · EUR€9,640,000 EUR
Average annual wage€419,130 EUR
Median annual wage€290,000 EUR

Highest individual wages · EUR

Top 15 of 23 players with a recorded EUR wage.

Ahmetcan Kaplan€980,000 EUR
Dušan Tadić€980,000 EUR
Dennis Geiger€880,000 EUR
Perr Schuurs€880,000 EUR
Emre Mor€780,000 EUR
Bram Nuytinck€490,000 EUR
Jamiro Monteiro€490,000 EUR
Willum Willumsson€490,000 EUR
Almugera Kabar€390,000 EUR
Deveron Fonville€390,000 EUR
Philippe Sandler€390,000 EUR
Darko Nejašmić€290,000 EUR
Gonzalo Crettaz€290,000 EUR
Isak Hansen-Aarøen€290,000 EUR
Noé Lebreton€290,000 EUR

Payroll by position · EUR

Total annual wages by recorded position; 12 largest groups.

Centre-Back€2,250,000 EUR
Midfielder€2,070,000 EUR
Left Wing€1,170,000 EUR
Defender€1,000,000 EUR
Right Winger€780,000 EUR
Defensive Midfield€580,000 EUR
Central Midfield€490,000 EUR
Goalkeeper€470,000 EUR
Left-Back€390,000 EUR
Attacking Midfield€290,000 EUR
Winger€150,000 EUR
View all squad wages 33 players
Current squad wages, exactly as recorded
PlayerPositionAnnual wage
Adam TahauiMidfielder€120,000
Ahmetcan KaplanCentre-Back€980,000
Almugera KabarLeft-Back€390,000
Argyris DarelasMidfielderNot recorded
Ayodele ThomasAttackerNot recorded
Bram NuytinckDefender€490,000
Bryan LinssenWinger€150,000
Clement BischoffLeft Wing€190,000
Darko NejašmićDefensive Midfield€290,000
Dennis GeigerMidfielder€880,000
Deveron FonvilleCentre-Back€390,000
Dušan TadićLeft Wing€980,000
Emre MorRight Winger€780,000
Freek EntiusGoalkeeper€90,000
Gabriel Costa BrásDefender€120,000
Gonzalo CrettazGoalkeeper€290,000
Isak Hansen-AarøenMidfielder€290,000
Jamiro MonteiroCentral Midfield€490,000
Jasper CillessenGoalkeeperNot recorded
Jetro WillemsLeft-BackNot recorded
Joep GenesteGoalkeeper€90,000
Kaj SierhuisForwardNot recorded
Kōki OgawaCentre-ForwardNot recorded
Luc NieuwenhuijsLeft WingNot recorded
Noé LebretonDefensive Midfield€290,000
Perr SchuursCentre-Back€880,000
Philippe SandlerDefender€390,000
Sami OuaissaMidfielderNot recorded
Thomas OuwejanLeft-BackNot recorded
Tjaronn CheryAttacking Midfield€290,000
Tobias StormMidfielder€290,000
Virgil MisidjanWingerNot recorded
Willum WillumssonMidfielder€490,000

THE TROPHY CABINET

Honours & experience

Based on recorded honours; coverage may be incomplete.

Team honours by competition

Top 12 honours recorded for the club itself, without counting player medals again.

No records available yet.

Honours through the seasons

The latest 15 seasons with recorded team honours.

No records available yet.

Most decorated squad members

Top 12 players by recorded career honours, including honours won at other clubs and individual awards.

Jasper Cillessen9
Perr Schuurs6
Dušan Tadić5
Jetro Willems4
Tjaronn Chery1
Emre Mor1
Ahmetcan Kaplan1
Willum Willumsson1

THE DUGOUT

Manager history

Recorded head managers, interim managers and head coaches since 2016.

Recorded manager arrivals

Start years from team-history records. Current managers without a recorded start year are excluded from this chart.

20160
20170
20181
20190
20200
20210
20220
20230
20240
20250
20260

Snapshot of currently assigned players, including secondary team assignments. Missing values are shown as unknown; charts reflect contributed records, not a complete audited squad or financial statement. Ages calculated on 12 November 2026.