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S. Dest

Top-tier performerPSV Eindhoven · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameSergiño Gianni Dest
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age25
Date of birth3 Nov 2000
BirthplaceAlmere
Height173 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubPSV Eindhoven
Full-back
27
Appearances
1
Goals
5
Assists
2204
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PSV Eindhoven.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of PSV Eindhoven's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (hamstring, health problems, inactive). He still appeared 27 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
Eredivisie271522047.04
UEFA Champions League6014616.42
KNVB Beker4002547.13

Scout report

Top-tier performerFull-back

S. Dest is a 25-year-old full-back at PSV Eindhoven, rated 76.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (90.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dest.

Judged on this season alone, Dest graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets and 2.858 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76, top 9% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 25 Dest is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Dest missed 7 games through injury (hamstring, health problems, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 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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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% full-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 36% full-backs · Eredivisie17th-best full-back in the Eredivisie22nd in the Eredivisie · potential4th-highest potential full-back in the Eredivisie
76.1
Ratingi
4th of 48 full-backs
30.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
90.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.86
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · PSV Eindhoven finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

2.86
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
13
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 76.1, Dest carries the 4th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie (top 9%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.86 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 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.