Tijme Wessels has undergone knee surgery at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, while the exact nature of the problem and the reason for the operation remain unknown. Feyenoord do not comment on players’ injuries because of privacy rules, leaving it unclear how long the 19-year-old defender will be out.
Hospital photo and message
Wessels shared a photo from his hospital bed on Instagram showing his knee heavily bandaged. Alongside the photo, Wessels wrote: “The only way is up”.
Absence from Inter matches
Wessels was missing from Feyenoord’s squad for the Youth League match against Inter on Wednesday and did not feature in the first team’s Champions League match against Inter. Dani Slory took Wessels’ place in Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s matchday squad. Wessels was on the bench for Feyenoord’s league match against Fortuna Sittard on Saturday 31 October, which ended 1-1.
First-team appearances
Wessels made his official first-team debut away to Sparta Rotterdam in the opening league match of the season and came on with about 20 minutes remaining.
Wessels extended his expiring contract with Feyenoord until mid-2029. Van Bronckhorst has named Wessels in another 10 matchday squads since his debut against Sparta, but Wessels has yet to make a second Eredivisie appearance. This season, Wessels has made 5 official appearances: 2 for Feyenoord Under-21s, 2 in the Youth League and 1 as a substitute in the Eredivisie.
