Koen Casteels

Casteels's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating eased 22→14. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al-Qadisiyah FC · 1st	7	3	43%	7.24	22	25
2025/26	Al-Qadisiyah FC · 4th	32	9	28%	7.13	22	25
2024/25	Al-Qadisiyah FC · 4th	32	13	41%	7.22	29	49
2023/24	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	25	4	16%	7	39	8
2022/23	VfL Wolfsburg · 8th	34	12	35%	6.97	52	43

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	20	0
Belgium U21	6	0
Belgium U19	11	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

K. Casteels is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Al-Qadisiyah FC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 17% of Pro League goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.2, ranking 138th of 169 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (41.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Casteels.

Judged on this season alone, Casteels graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 18 goalkeepers in the Pro League, on 3 clean sheets across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 12th of 18 of the 18 goalkeepers in the Pro League. At 34 Casteels is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

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: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky

Current potential12th of 18 goalkeepers · Pro League · 7 apps Current season3rd of 18 goalkeepers · Pro League · 7 apps 3rd-best goalkeeper in the Pro League 138th in the Pro League · potential 12th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Pro League

14.2

Ratingi

12th of 18 goalkeepers

24.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Qadisiyah FC finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

43%

CS rate

41.2%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 7 appearances (43% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.2, Casteels carries the 12th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Pro League of 18 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.2%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %79

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 34, Casteels sits on 2.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Casteels's projected Rating — 14.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Saves16

Save rate72.7%

Goals conceded6

Distribution

Passes227

Pass accuracy79%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.3M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Al-Qadisiyah FCJul 2024 – nowFree

VfL Wolfsburg(back from loan)Jun 2015 – Jul 2024

Werder Bremen(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jun 2015

VfL WolfsburgJan 2015 – Jan 2015€ 1.5M

1899 HoffenheimJul 2011 – Jan 2015€ 780K

Genkuntil Jul 2011

About K. Casteels

Koen Casteels is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Al-Qadisiyah FC, born on June 25, 1992 in Bonheiden, standing 197 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Al-Qadisiyah FC currently sit 1st of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, K. Casteels has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 7.18 match rating over his last 8 rated games.

When K. Casteels plays, Al-Qadisiyah FC's record this season is 7W-1D-0L — and his match ratings average 6.45 at home against 7.91 on the road.

Recent matches

October 20, 2026: 1-0 win away at Al Taawon (90 minutes, 7.06 rating)
October 16, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Abha (90 minutes, 6.19 rating)
October 9, 2026: 5-0 win away at Al Kholood (90 minutes, 8.46 rating)
September 11, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Al-Ettifaq (90 minutes, 6.1 rating)
September 8, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 3, 2026: 2-0 win away at Al Diriyah (90 minutes, 7.22 rating)
August 30, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Al-Faisaly FC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 24, 2026: 2-0 win away at NEOM (90 minutes, 8.9 rating)

K. Casteels's next match is on November 20, 2026, when Al-Qadisiyah FC face Al-Nassr away in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Casteels at 14.2 with a Season form score of 24.7, ranking 138th of 169 goalkeepers in the Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the First Division A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, K. Casteels has totalled 386 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 34 appearances for VfL Wolfsburg.

K. Casteels's career has also included time at VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, 1899 Hoffenheim and Genk.

On the international stage, K. Casteels has represented Belgium, Belgium U21, Belgium U19 — 37 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al-Qadisiyah FC finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Watch points