Netherlands · defender · #6

Jan Paul van Hecke

Jan Paul van Hecke is a defender in Netherlands's World Cup 2026 squad, wearing shirt number 6. Their listed club is Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG).

Player profile

National team: Netherlands
Position: defender
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Date of birth: 2000-06-08
World Cup group: Group F

Recorded tournament goals

1Goals

0Penalties

4Team fixtures

81.0Form index

The form index is the atlas's editorial model, based on a player or position baseline, age profile and recorded goals.

Statistics come from the supplied tournament files. Goals exclude own goals and are matched by player name. Appearance, assist and card data are not supplied.

Jan Paul van Hecke goal record

62′Tunisia 1 — 3 NetherlandsMatchday 15 · 2026-06-25

Netherlands fixtures and results

Matchday 4 · 2026-06-14 · Dallas (Arlington)

Netherlands2 — 2Japan

Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk 51′, Crysencio Summerville 64′

Japan: Keito Nakamura 57′, Daichi Kamada 88′

Matchday 10 · 2026-06-20 · Houston

Netherlands5 — 1Sweden

Netherlands: Brian Brobbey 5′, Brian Brobbey 17′, Cody Gakpo 47′, Cody Gakpo 54′, Crysencio Summerville 89′

Sweden: Anthony Elanga 59′

Matchday 15 · 2026-06-25 · Kansas City

Tunisia1 — 3Netherlands

Tunisia: Hazem Mastouri 54′

Netherlands: Ellyes Skhiri 3′ (own goal), Brian Brobbey 7′, Jan Paul van Hecke 62′

Round of 32 · 2026-06-29 · Monterrey (Guadalupe)

Netherlands1 — 1Morocco

Netherlands: Cody Gakpo 72′

Morocco: Issa Diop 90+1′