Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Excelsior.
Also this season
On loan at De Graafschap — Eerste Divisie: 14 apps, 1g 2a, 1049 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Excelsior; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisieat De Graafschap | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1049 | 6.87 |
 Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 481 | 6.58 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7.2 |
Scout report
N. Martens is a 22-year-old full-back at Excelsior, rated 60.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martens.
On the season, Martens graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.929 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 11). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 22 Martens is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 60.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.
