based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.
Scout report
B. Nieuwkoop is a 30-year-old central defender at Feyenoord, rated 31.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nieuwkoop.
On the season, Nieuwkoop graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.856 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 30 Nieuwkoop is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Feyenoord finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 31.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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