The 2026–27 season is the 62nd season in the history of FC Twente and the club's eighth consecutive season in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Twente are competing in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Conference League, having previously competed in the UEFA Europa League.
Season events On 6 January 2026, FC Twente announced that former player and manager Erik ten Hag would become the club's technical director from the start of the 2026–27 season, succeeding Jan Streuer. Ten Hag joined the club's football organisation on 1 February ahead of formally taking over the role.
On 27 March 2026, Twente extended the contract of head coach John van den Brom until mid-2027, meaning he remained in charge for the start of the 2026–27 season.
At the end of the 2025–26 season, striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel retired from professional football. The 37-year-old had joined Twente in 2021 and made 186 appearances across all competitions for the club, scoring 62 goals.
On 9 June 2026, Mats Rots left Twente to join 1899 Hoffenheim, with reports stating that the transfer fee was around €16 million, which would make it a club-record sale for Twente.
On 27 June 2026, Twente announced the signing of Dutch international striker Wout Weghorst on a two-year contract.
On 20 July 2026, Ramiz Zerrouki returned to Twente on a permanent transfer from Feyenoord, signing a four-year contract after spending the previous season on loan at the club.
On 30 July 2026, Twente were eliminated by Ferencváros in the second qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League. They subsequently entered the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League in the third qualifying round, where they were drawn against DAC 1904.
On 11 August 2026, Twente signed Norwegian winger Filip Thorvaldsen from Vålerenga on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reportedly around €5.5 million, with additional bonuses potentially increasing the total amount.
On 24 August 2026, Twente extended the contract of Norwegian winger Sondre Ørjasæter by one year, keeping him at the club until mid-2030. Ørjasæter had established himself as an important first-team player following his arrival in August 2025.
Players Squad Players' ages are as of FC Twente's opening match of the 2026–27 Eredivisie season, 9 August 2026.
No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract ends Goalkeepers1Lars UnnerstallGKPSV2021202716Joël DrommelGKPSV2026203022Remko PasveerGKUnattached2026202731Yannick GerritsenGKAcademy20252028Defenders2Michał RosiakRBŚląsk Wrocław20262030 (+1)3Robin PröpperCBRangers202520294Ruud NijstadCBAcademy2025202923Stav LemkinCBShakhtar Donetsk2025202824Krzysztof KurowskiLBŚląsk Wrocław20262030 (+1)28Bart van RooijRBN.E.C.2024202829Aske AdelgaardLBGo Ahead Eagles20262030 (+1)38Max BrunsCBAcademy20212029Midfielders6Ramiz ZerroukiCMFeyenoord202620308Daouda WeidmannCMRKC Waalwijk2025203014Kristian HlynssonAMAjax2025202918Jordy BawuahDM / CMPSV20262029 (+1)20Thomas van den BeltDM / CMFeyenoord2025202941Gijs BesselinkCMAcademy20232028Attackers7Marko PjacaLWDinamo Zagreb202520279Wout WeghorstFWUnattached2026202810Younes TahaRW / AMPEC Zwolle20232029 (+1)11Daan RotsRWAcademy2021202717Filip ThorvaldsenRWVålerenga2026203125Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkFWAcademy2025202827Sondre ØrjasæterLWSarpsborg 082025203037Naci ÜnüvarLW / AMAjax20252028
Transfers In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee24 June 2026DF Krzysztof Kurowski Śląsk WrocławUndisclosed1 July 2026DF Aske Adelgaard Go Ahead EaglesUndisclosed1 July 2026FW Wout Weghorst UnattachedFree transfer2 July 2026GK Remko Pasveer Unattached Free transfer 20 July 2026MF Ramiz Zerrouki Feyenoord Undisclosed 4 August 2026GK Joël Drommel PSV Undisclosed 11 August 2026FW Filip Thorvaldsen Vålerenga Undisclosed 31 August 2026MF Jordy Bawuah PSV Undisclosed2 September 2026DF Michał Rosiak Śląsk WrocławUndisclosed
Out DatePlayerToFee9 June 2026DF Mats Rots 1899 Hoffenheim€16 million24 June 2026DF Bas Kuipers Sparta RotterdamUndisclosed25 June 2026DF Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Hajduk SplitUndisclosed30 June 2026FW Ricky van WolfswinkelRetired30 June 2026GK Przemysław TytońReleased30 June 2026MF Ramiz Zerrouki FeyenoordEnd of loan4 August 2026MF Harrie Kuster TelstarUndisclosed20 August 2026FW Sayfallah Ltaief CracoviaUndisclosed31 August 2026DF Mees Hilgers SC HeerenveenUndisclosed31 August 2026MF Mathias Kjølø RosenborgUndisclosed1 September 2026MF Arno Verschueren SK BeverenUndisclosed2 September 2026FW Sam Lammers PSV Eindhoven€2 million2 September 2026GK Issam El MaachReleased
Loans out Start date Player To End date 15 June 2026 GK Sam Karssies FC Emmen 15 June 2027 2 September 2026 FW Taylor Booth Real Salt Lake April 2027 2 September 2026 DF Guilherme Peixoto Roda JC 30 June 2027
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Eredivisie
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Eredivisie fixtures were released on 16 June 2026.
UEFA Europa League
As the fourth-place team in Eredivisie, Twente entered the competition in the second qualifying round.
Second qualifying round
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
League phase
In the league phase, Twente were drawn against Thun, Kairat and Pafos at home, and Freiburg, Lincoln Red Imps and AGF away.
KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup fixtures will be added once announced.
Statistics Goalscorers
Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League Conference League Total17FWMarko Pjaca200469FWWout Weghorst40116238DFMax Bruns000338MFDaouda Weidmann2001310FWYounes Taha2001333DFRobin Pröpper1001211FWDaan Rots1001244DFRuud Nijstad100016MFRamiz Zerrouki0001129DFAske Adelgaard0010125FWLucas Vennegoor of Hesselink0010127FWSondre Ørjasæter10001Own goals10001Totals15031331
Clean sheets
Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League Conference League Total11GKLars Unnerstall20013
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