D. van Bruggen · career
Damian van Bruggen
Center Back · Vejle · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending downStepped up 2023/24
The record covers 3 seasons (2022/23–2024/25) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 96 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Almere City FC — Season rating 50, 1 goal and 0 assists in 33 games. Form has slipped 30 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 30 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Eredivisie) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Vejle | 32 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Almere City FC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | Almere City FC | 33 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | NK Slaven Belupo | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | NK Slaven Belupo | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Inter Zapresic | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | VVV Venlo | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | VVV Venlo | 18 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | VVV VenloLoan | 26 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Jong PSV U21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Jong Ajax | 31 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Ajax U19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Ajax U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands U19 | 2015/16 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 2 |
| Netherlands U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 1 |
Honours
U19 Divisie 1×3Super Cup×2Arena Cup×2Eredivisie×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superliga | 32 | 2281 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| DBU Pokalen | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
0 played3 unused sub29 injured8 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H B 93 | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Friendlies Clubs | H Paks | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Midtjylland | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | Superliga | H Randers FC | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jul 26 | Superliga | A FC Copenhagen | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 1 | Superliga | H Odense | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 10 | Superliga | A Brondby | 1-2 | Achilles tendon problems | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Superliga | H FC Midtjylland | 0-2 | Achilles tendon problems | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Superliga | A Aarhus | 0-1 | Achilles tendon problems | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Superliga | H Viborg | 1-2 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Sep 2 | DBU Pokalen | A Skanderborg | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | Superliga | A FC Fredericia | 1-1 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Superliga | H Sonderjyske | 2-2 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Sep 24 | DBU Pokalen | A Holbæk B&I | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Superliga | A Silkeborg | 1-1 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Superliga | H FC Nordsjaelland | 0-3 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Superliga | A FC Midtjylland | 1-5 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Oct 26 | Superliga | H Silkeborg | 1-2 | Achilles Tendon Injury | — | |||
| Oct 29 | DBU Pokalen | A Lyseng | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Superliga | A Sonderjyske | 1-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Superliga | H FC Copenhagen | 2-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 23 | Superliga | A Viborg | 2-5 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 30 | Superliga | A Odense | 0-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 3 | DBU Pokalen | A Viborg | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 8 | Superliga | H Brondby | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 13 | DBU Pokalen | H Viborg | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 9 | Superliga | H FC Fredericia | 2-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Feb 13 | Superliga | A Randers FC | 0-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Feb 20 | Superliga | A FC Nordsjaelland | 3-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Superliga | H Aarhus | 1-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Mar 16 | Superliga | A Silkeborg | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Superliga | H Odense | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Superliga | H Randers FC | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 13 | Superliga | A FC Fredericia | 2-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Superliga | H FC Copenhagen | 1-4 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 22 | Superliga | H Silkeborg | 1-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 27 | Superliga | A FC Copenhagen | 0-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 3 | Superliga | A Randers FC | 0-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 10 | Superliga | H FC Fredericia | 2-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 17 | Superliga | A Odense | 1-0 | Knee Injury | — |