Mathijs Tielemans

Mathijs Tielemans
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Veldhoven, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2010 RKVVO
2010–2020 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Jong PSV 77 (8)
2023– Vitesse 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:07, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Mathijs Tielemans (born 26 April 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse.[3]

Career

PSV

Tielemans was born in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, and started playing football for local club RKVVO in 2008.[4] In 2010, he joined the PSV youth academy, progressing through the youth teams before reaching the reserve team, Jong PSV in 2020.[1] On 20 June 2020, Tielemans signed his first professional contract with PSV, a one-year contract.[5]

He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020, playing the full away match against FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, which they won 2–1, and in which Tielemans provided an assist for Fodé Fofana.[6] Jong PSV was without eighteen players for the game, twelve of whom were sidelined due to a COVID-19 infection. As a result, they fielded a number of youth players, including Tielemans.[7] On 24 November, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Jong Utrecht, heading in the follow-up from Joël Piroe's saved shot.[8][9]

Following Tielemans' breakthrough for Jong PSV, his contract with the club was extended on 23 March 2021; he signed a two-year contract until 2023.[10][11]

In the 2022–23 season, Tielemans evolved into a key player for Jong PSV and was appointed team captain.[12][13] On 24 October 2022, he scored his first brace in a convincing 6–0 victory against local rivals Helmond Sport.[14]

Vitesse

On 19 June 2023, Tielemans signed a three-year contract with Vitesse.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mathijs Tielemans". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "M. Tielemans – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ Mathijs Tielemans at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Mathijs Tielemans (RKVVO-achtergrond) tekent profcontract bij PSV". RKVVO (in Dutch). 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "1-jarig contract voor Mathijs Tielemans". PSV (in Dutch). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ "FC Den Bosch – Jong PSV 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 11. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ Elfrink, Rik (6 November 2020). "Jong PSV komt ondanks 18 afwezige spelers gewoon in actie tegen FC Den Bosch: 'Er het beste van maken'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Jong PSV speelt gelijk tegen Jong FC Utrecht". PSV (in Dutch). 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Jong FC Utrecht oogst een punt op De Herdgang". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Mathijs Tielemans verlengt contract bij PSV". PSV (in Dutch). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ^ Elfrink, Rik (23 March 2021). "Twee jaar extra PSV voor Veldhovens talent Mathijs Tielemans". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ^ Bruijn, Thijs de (17 April 2023). "Wie zijn de uitblinkers bij Jong PSV dit seizoen?". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ Elfrink, Rik (2 February 2023). "PSV wil het contract van Tielemans verlengen, die in beeld is voor een plek in de A-selectie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  14. ^ Verschuren, Corné (24 October 2022). "Jong PSV laat geen spaan heel van Helmond Sport". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  15. ^ "MATHIJS TIELEMANS EERSTE ZOMERAANWINST VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 19 June 2023.