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69
91.1%
Ratingi
39.9
56.5%
Seasoni
31.8
Valuei

Profile

Full nameMarcus Linday
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age23
Date of birth2 Jun 2003
Height189 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubHeerenveen
Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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33
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2404
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Heerenveen.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie331224046.94
KNVB Beker4002836.7

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Linday is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Heerenveen, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 80th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (78.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Linday.

Judged on this season alone, Linday graded 40 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 4.118 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 40).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, top 35% of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 23 Linday is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 31.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Linday is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potentialTop 35% defensive midfielders · EredivisieCurrent season26th of 41 defensive midfielders · Eredivisie26th-best defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie80th in the Eredivisie · potential14th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie
69
Ratingi
14th of 41 defensive midfielders
39.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
78.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.12
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Heerenveen finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.12
Def. / 90
79
Tackles
26
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 69, Linday carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 35%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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