Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Injury-affected season
Missed 18 of Oxford United's ~46 games this season through 18 injury absences (shoulder, inactive, injury). He still appeared 26 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2247 | 6.97 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5.6 |
Scout report
B. De Keersmaecker is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Oxford United, rated 62.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (89.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Keersmaecker.
Judged on this season alone, Keersmaecker graded 54 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 5 assists and 3.885 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 60 → 54). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 33% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 26 Keersmaecker is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Keersmaecker missed 18 games through injury (shoulder, inactive, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 26 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 62.7, Keersmaecker carries the 24th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship (top 33%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
