Most in-form central midfielders in Eerste Divisie

The most in-form central midfielders in Eerste Divisie, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Balk of Cambuur is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.1, and S. Simons has been the form player this season, grading 50.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Van Dessel has improved his Season rating most, up +44.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Balk of Cambuur is the most valuable name in this group at 50.1.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	5173.6%	607%
2	S. Van Dessel Central midfielder	MVV	24	50827.8%	5827.8%
3	M. Schikora Central midfielder	Vitesse	31	50170.1%	3023.2%
4	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	21	45	58
5	K. Felida Central midfielder	Den Bosch	26	45893.3%	521.7%
6	D. Huisman Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	23	4512.7%	581.2%
7	R. Balk Central midfielder	Cambuur	25	4322.5%	612.4%
8	J. Nisbet Central midfielder	Roda	27	4130.9%	476.6%
9	D. Vianello Central midfielder	FC OSS	23	38256.1%	5721.1%
10	J. Müller Central midfielder	Roda	25	3440.4%	554.5%
11	N. Foor Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	34	34184%	179%
12	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	33204.6%	577.3%
13	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	33477.2%	5821.5%
14	N. Ait Mouhou Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	21	30	57
15	R. Kongolo Central midfielder	Emmen	28	30210.4%	389.1%
16	G. Besselink Central midfielder	Willem II	22	27743.8%	575.2%
17	T. Rölke Central midfielder	Cambuur	23	276.9%	561.7%
18	K. Toppenberg Central midfielder	Jong AZ	22	25611.4%	5511%
19	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	24594.3%	575.2%
20	R. Robbemond Central midfielder	Jong AZ	21	2460.1%	513.2%
21	L. Sunderland Central midfielder	Dordrecht	24	22865.2%	5029.3%
22	N. Souren Central midfielder	Cambuur	26	2120.1%	4715.1%
23	N. Fernandez Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	21	21	53
24	D. Nunumete Central midfielder	Emmen	24	202.9%	505.5%
25	M. El Allouchi Central midfielder	Willem II	31	2065.9%	2756.4%
26	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	20111.7%	5813.8%
27	J. Triep Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	21	20	55
28	D. van Kaam Central midfielder	Waalwijk	26	209.4%	4918.3%
29	N. Rossi Central midfielder	Dordrecht	24	19	50
30	A. Dizdarević Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	22	193%	516%
31	C. Seedorf Central midfielder	Roda	26	1958.9%	4717.9%
32	D. Asante Central midfielder	MVV	26	19	45
33	A. Jensen Central midfielder	Emmen	20	19	51
34	E. Cornelisse Central midfielder	Almere City FC	24	1925.6%	505.8%
35	J. Eijgenraam Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	24	1926.5%	50±0%
36	F. Gerezgiher Central midfielder	Emmen	26	19189.1%	4617.4%
37	Uriel van Aalst Central midfielder	Willem II	19	18	562.4%
38	Tim Geypens Central midfielder	Emmen	21	18600%	5314%
39	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	1870.5%	5710.1%
40	S. Dekkers Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	22	174.8%	482%
41	M. Vetkal Central midfielder	Dordrecht	22	171325%	5377.4%
42	A. Leipold Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	24	17	498.5%
43	C. Staring Central midfielder	Emmen	25	17100%	4518.2%
44	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	17258.7%	5313.1%
45	H. El Dahri Central midfielder	Almere City FC	21	163925%	538.8%
46	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	16	52
47	Per van Loon Central midfielder	Willem II	21	163800%	523.9%
48	N. El Basri Central midfielder	MVV	22	1658.9%	4816.6%
49	N. Chourak Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	21	1417.9%	485.3%
50	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	14	50