Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vejle.
Injury-affected season
Missed 29 of Vejle's ~32 games this season through 29 injury absences (knee, achilles tendon, achilles tendon problems). He still appeared 32 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.
Scout report
D. van Bruggen is a 30-year-old central defender at Vejle, rated 26.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 170th of 207 on scout potential in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bruggen.
Judged on this season alone, Bruggen graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.038 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 20). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 22nd of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 30 Bruggen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bruggen missed 29 games through injury (knee, achilles tendon, achilles tendon problems) out of roughly 32 this season. The 32 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.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Vejle finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side
3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.1, Bruggen carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 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.
