Daley Sinkgraven

Missed 31 of Fortuna Sittard's ~34 games this season through 31 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 0 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.

Career

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Eerste Divisie×2Eredivisie×2KNVB Beker×2

Sinkgraven's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 7→0), while his Rating eased 44→20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Fortuna Sittard · 11th	2	0	6.65	20	0
2024/25	Las Palmas · 19th	5	0	6.8	35	1
2023/24	Las Palmas · 16th	28	0	6.47	44	7
2022/23	Bayer Leverkusen · 6th	29	2	6.62	54	7
2021/22	Bayer Leverkusen · 3rd	12	0	6.52	58	5
2020/21	Bayer Leverkusen · 6th	22	0	6.83	71	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U21	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Sinkgraven is a 31-year-old central defender at Fortuna Sittard, rated 20.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sinkgraven.

On the season, Sinkgraven graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 31 Sinkgraven is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Sinkgraven missed 31 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 0 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

20.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Fortuna Sittard finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Sinkgraven sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sinkgraven's projected Rating — 20.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

€11.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Free agent2026/27 – nowFree

Fortuna Sittard2024/25 – 2026/27Free Transfer

Las Palmas2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Bayer Leverkusen2019/20 – 2023/24€ 5M

Ajax2014/15 – 2019/20€ 6.5M

Heerenveenuntil 2014/15

About D. Sinkgraven

Daley Sinkgraven is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Fortuna Sittard, born on July 4, 1995 in Assen, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Fortuna Sittard currently sit 11th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Sinkgraven at 20.3 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: D. Sinkgraven has missed 31 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Sinkgraven has totalled 220 club appearances with 6 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 29 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen.

D. Sinkgraven's career has also included time at Las Palmas, Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax and Heerenveen.

On the international stage, D. Sinkgraven has represented Netherlands U21 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Fortuna Sittard finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points