Jan Paul van Hecke
Brighton & Hove Albion · DFCB #6 · Netherlands · Group F 73Rating11Caps0Goals€35MValue26Age187Height
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Club season 2025/26 Premier League, FA Cup
40
Apps
3
Goals
International
11
Caps
0
Goals
Club career totals
208
Career apps
10
Career goals
Form
Regular starter at centre-back
Date of birth2000-06-08 (age 26) NationalityNetherlands ClubBrighton & Hove Albion · England LeaguePremier League PositionDF · Centre-back · #6 Height187 cm Preferred footRight Market value€35M
From the small town of Arnemuiden, Jan Paul van Hecke came through NAC Breda before Brighton signed him in 2020, sending him on loans to Heerenveen and Blackburn Rovers, where he was named Player of the Season. He broke into Brighton's first team in 2022-23 and has grown into a composed, ball-playing centre-back, winning the club's Player of the Year award in 2024-25. He gives Koeman further depth in central defence at the 2026 World Cup.
- First-ever loanee to win Blackburn Rovers' Player of the Season
- Won Brighton's Player of the Year award for 2024-25
- Made his Netherlands debut against Germany in 2024
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