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N. van Berkel

Squad depthFC Eindhoven · 24 yrsTransferred to K. FC Turnhout

Profile

Full nameNiels van Berkel
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age24
Date of birth7 Sept 2001
BirthplaceTilburg
Height174 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubFC Eindhoven
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
105
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Eindhoven.

Injury-affected season

Missed 28 of FC Eindhoven's ~38 games this season through 28 injury absences (jumpers knee). He still appeared 3 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie3001056.57

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. van Berkel is a 24-year-old central defender at FC Eindhoven, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Berkel.

On the season, Berkel graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.714 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 0). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 24 Berkel is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Berkel missed 28 games through injury (jumpers knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 3 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.

42.3
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
0.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.1%
Minutes
limited game time
1.71
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Eindhoven finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

1.71
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

1.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 3 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.71 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

No transfer news found for this player.