Mats Wieffer

Wieffer's current-season form is level with last season (Season 36→36), while his Rating held around 76. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 63).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Brighton · 1st	1	0	0	7.3	76	36
2025/26	Brighton · 8th	26	2	3	6.74	76	36
2024/25	Brighton · 8th	28	1	3	6.85	77	28
2023/24	Feyenoord · 2nd	29	5	3	7.58	77	63
2022/23	Feyenoord · 1st	25	1	5	7.08	72	38

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	15	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Wieffer is a 26-year-old central defender at Brighton, rated 74 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wieffer.

On the season, Wieffer graded 36 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 4.608 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74. At 26 Wieffer is in his prime years, and a market index of 88.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

36.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

56%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.61

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brighton finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.61

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.3/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 56% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 74 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900.141

Goal contribution / 900.235

Defensive actions / 904.608

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.376

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~89), then tapers with age. At 26, Wieffer sits on 88.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Wieffer's projected Rating — 74 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles66

Interceptions25

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

€32.6M total transfer fees · 2 moves

BrightonJul 2024 – now€ 32M

FeyenoordJul 2022 – Jul 2024€ 575K

Excelsioruntil Jul 2022

About M. Wieffer

Mats Wieffer is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Brighton, born on November 16, 1999 in Borne, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Brighton currently sit 1st of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Wieffer has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 78 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Aston Villa (78 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Tromso (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

M. Wieffer's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Brighton face Tromso at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Wieffer at 74 with a Season form score of 36.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the KNVB Beker and the Eredivisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, M. Wieffer has totalled 175 club appearances with 14 goals and 23 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Excelsior.

M. Wieffer's career has also included time at Feyenoord and Excelsior.

On the international stage, M. Wieffer has represented Netherlands — 15 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.