Mathijs Tielemans

Mathijs Tielemans (born 26 April 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Vitesse.

PSV
Tielemans was born in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, and started playing football for local club RKVVO in 2008. In 2010, he joined the PSV youth academy, progressing through the youth teams before reaching the reserve team, Jong PSV in 2020. On 20 June 2020, Tielemans signed his first professional contract with PSV, a one-year contract.

He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020, playing the full away match against FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, which they won 2–1, and in which Tielemans provided an assist for Fodé Fofana. Jong PSV was without eighteen players for the game, twelve of whom were sidelined due to a COVID-19 infection. As a result, they fielded a number of youth players, including Tielemans. On 24 November, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Jong Utrecht, heading in the follow-up from Joël Piroe's saved shot.

Following Tielemans' breakthrough for Jong PSV, his contract with the club was extended on 23 March 2021; he signed a two-year contract until 2023.

In the 2022–23 season, Tielemans evolved into a key player for Jong PSV and was appointed team captain. On 24 October 2022, he scored his first brace in a convincing 6–0 victory against local rivals Helmond Sport.

Vitesse
On 19 June 2023, Tielemans signed a three-year contract with Vitesse.