Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of Feyenoord's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (hip, injured, inactive). He still appeared 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 2 | 876 | 7 |
 UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 467 | 6.7 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.6 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
G. Smal is a 28-year-old full-back at Feyenoord, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smal.
Judged on this season alone, Smal graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 3 clean sheets and 3.801 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 40th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 28 Smal is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Smal missed 9 games through injury (hip, injured, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 17 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 · Feyenoord finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.9, Smal carries the 40th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie of 48 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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.
