Patrick van Aanholt

Aanholt's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 16→11), while his Rating eased 22→14. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sparta Rotterdam · 10th	13	1	3	6.95	14	11
2024/25	Sparta Rotterdam · 12th	21	0	0	6.87	22	16
2023/24	PSV Eindhoven · 1st	24	1	1	7.15	25	33
2022/23	PSV EindhovenLoan · 2nd	15	1	2	6.91	31	19
2022/23	Galatasaray · 1st	10	0	2	6.83	20	15
2021/22	Galatasaray · 13th	34	0	2	6.98	29	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	18	0
Netherlands U21	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Full-back

P. van Aanholt is a 35-year-old full-back at Sparta Rotterdam, rated 14.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 280th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aanholt.

Judged on this season alone, Aanholt graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 2 clean sheets and 3.89 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 47th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 35 Aanholt is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down4 clubs

Current potential47th of 48 full-backs · Eredivisie · 13 apps Current season47th of 48 full-backs · Eredivisie · 13 apps47th-best full-back in the Eredivisie280th in the Eredivisie · potential47th-highest potential full-back in the Eredivisie

14.3

Ratingi

47th of 48 full-backs

11.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.89

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.52 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.39 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.3, Aanholt carries the 47th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie of 48 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.13

Assists / 900.389

Goal contribution / 900.519

Defensive actions / 903.89

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.259

Foul involvement / 900.648

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 35, Aanholt sits on 2.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Aanholt's projected Rating — 14.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots6

Passing

Assists3

Chances created12—

Passes282—

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles8

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won30—

Duels won %56.6%—

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions6

Blocks6

Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€11.8M total transfer fees · 12 moves

Free agent2026/27 – nowFree

Sparta Rotterdam2024/25 – 2026/27

Galatasaray(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

PSV Eindhoven(on loan)2022/23 – 2024/25

Galatasaray2021/22 – 2022/23Free

Crystal Palace2016/17 – 2021/22€ 11.8M

Sunderland2014/15 – 2016/17

Wigan(on loan)2011/12 – 2014/15

Vitesse(on loan)2011/12 – 2011/12

Leicester(on loan)2010/11 – 2011/12

Coventry(on loan)2009/10 – 2010/11

Newcastle(on loan)2009/10 – 2009/10

Chelseauntil 2009/10

About P. van Aanholt

Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt is a 35-year-old full-back who plays for Sparta Rotterdam, born on August 29, 1990 in 's-Hertogenbosch, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Sparta Rotterdam currently sit 10th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, P. van Aanholt has made 13 appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists across 694 minutes, averaging a 6.77 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Eredivisie and the KNVB Beker.

When P. van Aanholt plays, Sparta Rotterdam's record this season is 7W-2D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.58 at home against 7.42 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Excelsior (19 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs PEC Zwolle (9 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 7, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs NAC Breda (16 minutes, 7.3 rating)
November 29, 2025: 1-3 loss away at NEC Nijmegen (71 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 22, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Fortuna Sittard (72 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 30, 2025: 5-2 win at home vs Groningen (57 minutes, 6 rating)
October 25, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Telstar (14 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 19, 2025: 2-0 win away at Groningen (14 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
September 19, 2025: 1-5 loss at home vs Twente (66 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 14, 2025: 1-0 win away at Excelsior (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. van Aanholt at 14.3 with a Season form score of 11.1, ranking 280th of 284 full-backs in the Eredivisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, P. van Aanholt has totalled 392 club appearances with 28 goals and 19 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 36 appearances for Crystal Palace.

P. van Aanholt's career has also included time at Galatasaray, PSV Eindhoven, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Wigan, Vitesse, Leicester, Coventry, Newcastle and Chelsea.

On the international stage, P. van Aanholt has represented Netherlands and Netherlands U21 — 23 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points