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FC Twente

2017–18 season
Chairman	Jan Schutrups
Manager	Marino Pušić
Stadium	Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	18th
KNVB Cup	Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Oussama Assaidi (6 goals) All: Oussama Assaidi (7 goals)
Highest home attendance	29,300 vs Willem II (17 March 2018)
Lowest home attendance	17,100 vs FC Eindhoven (24 October 2017)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–172018–19 →

During the 2017–18 FC Twente season, the club will participate in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. It will be 53rd season in the history of the club and the 34th consecutive season in the top flight of the Dutch football.

Season review

June

On 1 June, the club confirmed the signing of Alexander Laukart.

On 12 June, Twente and Nick Hengelman negotiated a two-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019.

Squad

As of 30 January 2017

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Contract End
Goalkeepers
13	Nick Hengelman		GK	(1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 (age 35)	Oss	30 June 2019
16	Joël Drommel		GK	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)	Youth Academy	30 June 2019
26	Jorn Brondeel		GK	(1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31)	Lierse	30 June 2021
Defenders
2	Hidde ter Avest		RB	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	Youth Academy	30 June 2018
3	Thomas Lam		CB/CM	(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 31)	Nottingham Forest	30 June 2018
4	Jos Hooiveld		CB	(1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41)	AIK	30 June 2018
5	Stefan Thesker (c)		CB	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33)	Greuther Fürth	30 June 2019
14	Richard Jensen		CB	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)	Youth Academy	30 June 2019
15	Cristián Cuevas		LB	(1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)	Huachipato	30 June 2018
25	Peet Bijen		CB	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)	Youth Academy	30 June 2020
28	Jeroen van der Lely		RB/LB	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)	Youth Academy	30 June 2020
36	David Sambissa		RB/LB	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28)	Bordeaux	30 June 2018
Midfielders
6	Michaël Maria		AM/LB	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)	Erzgebirge Aue	30 June 2018
10	Haris Vučkić		AM	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)	Newcastle United	30 June 2020
11	Alexander Laukart		AM	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26)	Borussia Dortmund	30 June 2020
18	Michael Liendl		CM	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 39)	1860 Munich	30 June 2019
20	Adam Maher		CM	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31)	PSV	30 June 2018
21	Danny Holla		CM	(1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36)	PEC Zwolle	30 June 2020
23	Jelle van der Heyden		DM	(1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29)	Youth Academy	30 June 2020
Forwards
8	Oussama Assaidi		RW/LW	(1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 36)	Al-Ahli	30 June 2019
9	Tom Boere		CF	(1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 32)	Oss	30 June 2020
17	Marko Kvasina		CF	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)	Austria Wien	30 June 2021
19	Fredrik Jensen		RW/LW/AM	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)	Youth Academy	30 June 2020
24	Jari Oosterwijk		CF	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)	Youth Academy	30 June 2020
27	Luciano Slagveer		RW	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 31)	Lokeren	30 June 2018
29	Mounir El Hamdaoui		CF	(1984-07-14) 14 July 1984 (age 40)	Al-Taawoun	30 June 2018
30	Dylan George		RW	(1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 26)	Youth Academy	30 June 2019
34	Adnane Tighadouini		LW	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32)	Málaga	30 June 2018

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
13	GK	Nick Hengelman	2 years	2019	12 June 2017

Last updated: 11 September 2017

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Ends	Source
26	GK	Jorn Brondeel	Lierse	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
21	MF	Danny Holla	PEC Zwolle	Free	30 June 2020
11	MF	Alexander Laukart	Borussia Dortmund	Free	30 June 2020
-	FW	Alessio Da Cruz	Dordrecht	Back from loan	30 June 2017
24	FW	Jari Oosterwijk	NAC Breda	Back from loan	30 June 2020
-	MF	Shadrach Eghan	Vendsyssel	Back from loan	30 June 2017
9	FW	Tom Boere	Oss	Undisclosed	30 June 2020
10	MF	Haris Vučkić	Newcastle United	Free	30 June 2020
36	DF	David Sambissa	Bordeaux	Free	30 June 2018
7	MF	Nikola Gjorgjev	Grasshopper	Loan	30 June 2019
17	FW	Marko Kvasina	Austria Wien	Free	30 June 2021
22	FW	Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	Manchester City	Loan	30 June 2018
18	MF	Michael Liendl	1860 Munich	Free	30 June 2019
34	FW	Adnane Tighadouini	Málaga	Loan	30 June 2018
3	DF	Thomas Lam	Nottingham Forest	Loan	30 June 2018
27	FW	Luciano Slagveer	Lokeren	Loan	30 June 2018
15	DF	Cristián Cuevas	Huachipato	Loan	30 June 2018

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Ends	Source
20	CM	Adam Maher	PSV	Free	30 June 2018
29	FW	Mounir El Hamdaoui	Al-Taawoun	Free	30 June 2018
6	MF/DF	Michaël Maria	Erzgebirge Aue	Free	30 June 2018

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Moving To	Fee	Date	Source
11	FW	Dylan Seys	Club Brugge	End of loan	30 June 2017
14	FW	Yaw Yeboah	Manchester City	End of loan	30 June 2017
10	MF	Bersant Celina	Manchester City	End of loan	30 June 2017
17	FW	Enes Ünal	Manchester City	End of loan	30 June 2017
27	FW	Enis Bunjaki	Eintracht Frankfurt	End of loan	30 June 2017
1	GK	Nick Marsman	Utrecht	Free	30 June 2017
20	GK	Sonny Stevens	Go Ahead Eagles	Free	22 May 2017
7	MF	Chinedu Ede	Bangkok United	Free	30 June 2017
-	FW	Alessio Da Cruz	Novara	Free	31 May 2017
-	MF	Shadrach Eghan	Go Ahead Eagles	Free	30 June 2017
12	FW	Tim Hölscher	Go Ahead Eagles	Free	19 May 2017
43	MF	Mateusz Klich	Leeds United	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
22	MF	Kamohelo Mokotjo	Brentford	Undisclosed	6 July 2017
-	FW	Zeki Erkilinc	Heracles	Loan	17 August 2017
3	DF	Joachim Andersen	Sampdoria	Undisclosed	26 August 2017

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Moving To	Fee	Date	Source
22	FW	Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	Manchester City	End of loan	12 January 2018
6	DF	Dejan Trajkovski	Puskás Akadémia	Undisclosed	19 January 2018
7	MF	Nikola Gjorgjev	Grasshoppers FC	End of loan	15 February 2018

Last updated: 18 February 2018

Non-competitive

Friendlies

1 July 2017 Friendly	GFC	0–8	Twente	Goor, Netherlands
17:00			George 14' Boere 38', 44' Vučkić 64', 87' Oosterwijk 66', 83' Browning 85'	Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

4 July 2017 Friendly	Twente	1–1	Nordsjælland	Vriezenveen, Netherlands
19:00	George 13'		Tanor 49'	Stadium: Sportpark Het Midden (DOS '37) Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ed Janssen

6 July 2017 Friendly	Twente	0–3	SV Meppen	Erica, Netherlands
19:00			Gebers 6' Posipal 32' Isitan 52'	Stadium: Sportpark De Veenschappen Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

8 July 2017 Friendly	Stranraer	0–5	Twente	Stranraer, Scotland
15:00 BST			George 20' Vučkić 31' Lang 41' (o.g.) Oosterwijk 70', 85'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Barry Cook

15 July 2017 Friendly	Hannover 96	0–0	Twente	Sehnde, Germany
19:00				Stadium: Wahre-Dorff Arena Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Robert Schröder

19 July 2017 Friendly	Twente	0–3	Everton	De Lutte, Netherlands
19:00			Mirallas 43' Lennon 73' Dowell 81'	Stadium: Sportpark de Lutte Attendance: 37,700 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

28 July 2017 Friendly	Bristol City	2–0	Twente	Bristol, England
19:45	Pack 23' Bryan 55'			Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 5,330 Referee: Stuart Atwell

2 August 2017 Friendly	Twente	0–0	Espanyol	Goor, Netherlands
19:00				Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

5 August 2017 Friendly	Mainz 05	2–0	Twente	Mainz, Germany
15:30	Bungert 95' Brosinski 120'			Stadium: Bruchwegstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Alt

7 August 2017 Friendly	Utrecht	2–0	Twente	Utrecht, Netherlands
	Ould-Chikh Venema			Stadium: Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

22 August 2017 Friendly	Twente	0–1	VVV-Venlo	Hengelo, Netherlands
			Bezat 75'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerrit Fikkert

31 August 2017 Friendly	Twente	3–0	VfL Osnabrück	Enschede, Netherlands
	Boere 5' Oosterwijk 30' George 65'			Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerrit Fikkert

11 September 2017 Friendly	Twente	1–1	Emmen	Hengelo, Netherlands
	Oosterwijk 53' (pen.)		Bijlsma 31'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Pim Weghorst

5 October 2017 Friendly	Twente	0–1	Preußen Münster	Enschede, Netherlands
			Al-Haizaimeh 24'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Jules Nelissen

16 October 2017 Friendly	Heracles	1–2	Twente	Almelo, Netherlands
	Vermeij 74'		Laukart 54' Thesker 71'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerrit Fikkert

31 October 2017 Friendly	Twente	4–2	De Graafschap	Hengelo, Netherlands
	Laukart 12' Tighadouini 21' (pen.), 53', 60'		Van de Hurk 20' El Jabi 40'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Jules Nelissen

9 November 2017 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	Twente	Wolfsburg
13:00	Osimhen 53' Knoche 68'		Oosterwijk 60'	Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Robert Schröder

6 January 2018 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Twente	La Manga, Spain
15:00	Gómez 29' Ailton 84'		Sambissa 90'	Attendance: 600

7 January 2018 Friendly	Twente	0–4	Werder Bremen	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:30			Kainz 4' Kruse 15', 40' Eggestein 78'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: José Joaquin Gallego Gambin

14 January 2018 Friendly	Emmen	0–2	Twente	Emmen
14:00			F. Jensen 24' Bijen 79'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 550 Referee: Martin Pérez

21 March 2018 Friendly	Twente	4–0	Emmen	Enschede
	George 10' Slagveer 47', 60' Tighadouini 62'			Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurice Paarhuis

Last updated: 21 March 2018

Competitions

Eredivisie

League matches

18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) 24	Twente	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
14:30	Vučkić 85'		Friday 62'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,400 Referee: Pol van Boekel

KNVB Cup

20 December 2017 Eight-Finals	Twente	1–1 (6–5 p)	Ajax	Enschede
20:45 GMT	Assaidi 90+1'		Kluivert 18'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,700 Referee: Pol van Boekel
	Penalties
	Assaidi Holla Tighadouini Cuevas Liendl Laukart Bijen		Schöne De Jong Van de Beek Ziyech Huntelaar Veltman De Ligt

Last updated: 28 February 2018

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	Eredivisie		KNVB Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Hidde ter Avest	22	0	5	0	27	0	1	0
3	DF	Thomas Lam	28	3	3	0	31	3	11	0
4	DF	Jos Hooiveld	14	0	2	0	16	0	3	0
5	DF	Stefan Thesker	18	3	5	0	23	3	6	1
6	DF/MF	Michaël Maria	6	1	1	0	7	1	1	0
8	FW	Oussama Assaidi	26	6	4	2	30	8	3	0
9	FW	Tom Boere	31	5	5	2	36	7	3	0
10	MF	Haris Vučkić	12	3	3	1	15	4	5	0
11	MF	Alexander Laukart	8	0	1	0	9	0	1	0
12	MF	Jonathan Frimann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Nick Hengelman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Richard Jensen	10	0	2	0	12	0	0	0
15	DF	Cristián Cuevas	24	0	4	0	28	0	12	1
16	GK	Joël Drommel	18	0	3	0	21	0	0	0
17	FW	Marko Kvasina	13	0	1	0	14	0	2	0
18	MF	Michael Liendl	15	0	3	1	18	1	0	0
19	FW	Fredrik Jensen	31	5	4	0	35	5	4	0
20	MF	Adam Maher	16	1	2	2	18	3	3	0
21	MF	Danny Holla	25	1	2	0	27	1	5	0
23	MF	Jelle van der Heyden	11	0	1	0	12	0	3	0
24	FW	Jari Oosterwijk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Peet Bijen	31	2	5	0	36	2	3	0
26	GK	Jorn Brondeel	16	0	2	0	18	0	0	0
27	FW	Luciano Slagveer	19	1	2	0	21	1	0	0
28	DF	Jeroen van der Lely	21	1	5	0	26	1	1	0
29	FW	Mounir El Hamdaoui	5	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
30	FW	Dylan George	6	1	0	0	6	1	0	0
32	DF	David Sambissa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Godfried Roemeratoe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	Adnane Tighadouini	24	2	3	2	27	3	2	0
36	FW	Rashaan Fernandes	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	FW	Ryan Trotman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
3	DF	Joachim Andersen	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
22	FW	Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	6	0	2	0	8	0	0	0
6	DF	Dejan Trajkovski	4	0	1	0	5	0	1	0
7	MF	Nikola Gjorgjev	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0

Last updated: 29 April 2018

Goalscorers

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	Player	Position	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Total
1	Oussama Assaidi	FW	6	2	8
2	Tom Boere	FW	5	2	7
3	Fredrik Jensen	FW	5	0	5
4	Haris Vučkić	MF	3	1	4
4	Adnane Tighadouini	FW	2	2	4
5	Stefan Thesker	DF	3	0	3
5	Thomas Lam	DF	3	0	3
5	Adam Maher	MF	1	2	3
6	Danny Holla	MF	2	0	2
6	Peet Bijen	DF	2	0	2
7	Luciano Slagveer	FW	1	0	1
7	Jeroen van der Lely	DF	1	0	1
7	Michaël Maria	DF	1	0	1
7	Dylan George	FW	1	0	1
7	Michael Liendl	MF	0	1	1
Own goals			1	0	1
Total			37	10	47

References

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2. ^ "Nick Hengelman verlengt contract". FC Twente. 12 June 2017.
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5. "Alessio Da Cruz naar FC Dordrecht". Tubantia. 11 August 2016.
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30. "Twente ziet Mokotjo naar Brentford vertrekken". AD. 6 July 2017.
31. "Beloftenspeler Zeki Erkilinc krijgt contract en wordt verhuurd aan Heracles". FC Twente. 17 August 2017.
32. "Joachim Andersen gepresenteerd bij Sampdoria". Tubantia. 26 August 2017.
33. "Manchester City haalt Buckley-Ricketts terug en verhuurt hem weer door". Tubantia. 12 January 2017.
34. "Dejan Trajkovski vertrokken bij FC Twente". RTV Oost. 19 January 2017.
35. "Nikola Gjorgjev maakt seizoen af in Zwitserland". RTV Oost. 19 January 2017.

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