Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of PEC Zwolle's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (ankle, inactive). He still appeared 23 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.
Also this season
On loan at AZ Alkmaar — UEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 135 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at PEC Zwolle; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1499 | 6.77 |
 UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 6.44 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Z. Buurmeester is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at PEC Zwolle, rated 65.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (68% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buurmeester.
Judged on this season alone, Buurmeester graded 37 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 4.056 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 37). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, 20th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 24 Buurmeester is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Buurmeester missed 9 games through injury (ankle, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 23 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.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 65.5, Buurmeester carries the 20th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 41, 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 (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
