Feyenoord remain one of the Netherlands’ serious clubs: founded in 1908, based at Stadion Feijenoord, and sitting second in the Eredivisie during the 2026-27 season. For Celtic supporters, they are familiar enough as a European name without needing any dressing up.
The current side is young and fairly deep, with a 35-man squad averaging 24 years of age. Their league form has been strong, most recently a 5-0 win over FC Utrecht following a 7-0 away victory at PEC Zwolle and a 3-1 win at NEC Nijmegen. The only recent interruptions were 2-2 draws at home to ADO Den Haag and Go Ahead Eagles.
The attacking numbers are hard to ignore. Feyenoord are averaging three goals at home and four away, while conceding 1.3 and 0.8 respectively. They have also scored inside the first 20 minutes in seven of 18 league matches, so the warning is obvious enough: they are not a side to let settle early.
The goals have been spread around rather than loaded onto one player. Anis Hadj Moussa and Gjivai Zechiël have five each, with Ignacio ‘Nacho Ferri’ Ferri Julià and Luciano Valente on four, and Ayase Ueda on three. That distribution gives them a useful range of threats, particularly in matches where the first plan does not immediately work.
Feyenoord have also competed in the Champions League league phase this season. As it stands, they are a high-scoring Eredivisie contender with good recent momentum and enough European context to be treated seriously by any Celtic side facing them.
