Field Insider
66.6
4.2%
Ratingi
31.3
1%
Seasoni
27.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameOlivier Aertssen
PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth7 Aug 2004
BirthplaceVeldhoven
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubPEC Zwolle
Full-back

Season stats

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28
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1857
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie280218576.49
KNVB Beker2001697.1

Scout report

Rising assetBall-winning Full-back

O. Aertssen is a 21-year-old full-back at PEC Zwolle, rated 66.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 420th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (64.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aertssen.

Judged on this season alone, Aertssen graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 4 clean sheets and 4.701 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 38% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 21 Aertssen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Aertssen is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 38% full-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 28% full-backs · Eredivisie13th-best full-back in the Eredivisie105th in the Eredivisie · potential18th-highest potential full-back in the Eredivisie420th-highest potential U-23 tracked
66.6
Ratingi
18th of 48 full-backs
31.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.7
Def. / 90
56
Tackles
29
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — 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 66.6, Aertssen carries the 18th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie (top 38%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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

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