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Full nameBart Nieuwkoop
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age30
Date of birth7 Mar 1996
BirthplaceBergen op Zoom
Height181 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubFeyenoord
Centre-back
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
556
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Feyenoord's ~34 games this season through 10 injury absences (injury, leg, groin). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie17105566.89
UEFA Europa League6001696.38

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

B. Nieuwkoop is a 30-year-old central defender at Feyenoord, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nieuwkoop.

On the season, Nieuwkoop graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.856 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 30 Nieuwkoop is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Nieuwkoop missed 10 games through injury (injury, leg, groin) out of roughly 34 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
32.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
17.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.7%
Minutes
limited game time
4.86
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Feyenoord finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

4.86
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.