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58
31.5%
Ratingi
30
2627.3%
Seasoni
14.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameNicolas Verkooijen
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityBelgium
Age20
Date of birth5 Dec 2005
Height180 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubJong PSV U21
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD

Season stats

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28
Appearances
8
Goals
2
Assists
1865
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Jong PSV U21.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie288218656.93
KNVB Bekerat PSV Eindhoven200836.15
UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Belgium U1930054—
Eredivisieat PSV Eindhoven300106.6

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

N. Verkooijen is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder at Jong PSV U21, rated 58 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 246th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (54.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Verkooijen.

Judged on this season alone, Verkooijen graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 8 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances (0.483 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 30). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 28% of the 40 attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 20 Verkooijen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 28% attacking midfielders · Eerste DivisieCurrent season21st of 40 attacking midfielders · Eerste Divisie21st-best attacking midfielder in the Eerste Divisie39th in the Eerste Divisie · potential11th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eerste Divisie246th-highest potential U-21 tracked
58
Ratingi
11th of 40 attacking midfielders
30
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.48
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Jong PSV U21 finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

8
Goals
2
Assists
10
G+A
0.29
Goals / app

8 goals in 28 appearances (0.29 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 2 assists for 10 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58, Verkooijen carries the 11th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie (top 28%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.