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Gijs Bolk

Squad depthEmmen · 21 yrsTransferred to De Graafschap

Profile

PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth6 Jan 2005
Height189 cm
Shirt number#34
ClubEmmen
Full-back
31
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1582
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Emmen.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie310015826.63

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Gijs Bolk is a 21-year-old full-back at Emmen, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 194th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 1090th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (46.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bolk.

Judged on this season alone, Bolk graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 3 clean sheets and 3.698 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 16). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 42nd of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Bolk is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential42nd of 79 full-backs · Eerste DivisieCurrent season51st of 79 full-backs · Eerste Divisie51st-best full-back in the Eerste Divisie194th in the Eerste Divisie · potential42nd-highest potential full-back in the Eerste Divisie1090th-highest potential U-23 tracked
50.8
Ratingi
42nd of 79 full-backs
15.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Emmen finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.7
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.8, Bolk carries the 42nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Emmen finished 14th of 20) — 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 (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.