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Full nameNordin Bukala
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age20
Date of birth18 Sept 2005
Height168 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubFC Volendam
Central midfielder
25
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1757
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Volendam.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of FC Volendam's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 25 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
Eredivisie252117576.72
KNVB Beker3002396.43

Scout report

Rising assetBall-winning Central midfielder

N. Bukala is a 20-year-old central midfielder at FC Volendam, rated 54.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 307th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (65.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bukala.

Judged on this season alone, Bukala graded 37 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.866 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 37). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, top 28% of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 20 Bukala is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bukala missed 4 games through injury (muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 28% central midfielders · Eerste DivisieCurrent seasonTop 17% central midfielders · Eerste Divisie10th-best central midfielder in the Eerste Divisie94th in the Eerste Divisie · potential17th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eerste Divisie307th-highest potential U-21 tracked
54.7
Ratingi
17th of 62 central midfielders
36.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.87
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Volendam finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.87
Def. / 90
57
Tackles
30
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.7, Bukala carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie (top 28%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.