Mathijs Tielemans
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002
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 Eredivisie 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. 1 2 "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.
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