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N. de Groot

Solid contributorDen Bosch · 24 yrsTransferred to Fortuna Sittard

Profile

Full nameNick de Groot
PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age24
Date of birth20 Aug 2001
Height187 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubDen Bosch
Full-back
38
Appearances
4
Goals
3
Assists
3230
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Den Bosch.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie384332306.71
KNVB Beker3002856.57
Eredivisie100907.2

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

N. de Groot is a 24-year-old full-back at Den Bosch, rated 57.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (89.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Groot.

Judged on this season alone, Groot graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 4 clean sheets and 3.344 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 11% of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 24 Groot is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potentialTop 11% full-backs · Eerste DivisieCurrent seasonTop 40% full-backs · Eerste Divisie31st-best full-back in the Eerste Divisie41st in the Eerste Divisie · potential8th-highest potential full-back in the Eerste Divisie
57.9
Ratingi
8th of 79 full-backs
22.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
89.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.34
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Den Bosch finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.34
Def. / 90
58
Tackles
34
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 89.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.9, Groot carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie (top 11%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

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