Verstraete's current-season form is down 58% on last season (Season 33→14), while his Rating eased 33→22. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	OH Leuven · 3rd	26	0	0	6.72	22	14
2024/25	OH Leuven · 3rd	32	0	3	7.01	33	33
2023/24	Aris Thessalonikis · 4th	24	0	1	6.81	24	16
2022/23	KV MechelenLoan	5	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Antwerp · 1st	8	0	0	6.45	31	1
2021/22	Antwerp · 4th	31	2	1	7.04	43	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	1	0
Belgium U21	3	0
Belgium U19	5	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

B. Verstraete is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at OH Leuven, rated 21.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 294 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (47.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Verstraete.

Judged on this season alone, Verstraete graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.785 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 27th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 32 Verstraete is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25

Current potential27th of 27 defensive midfielders · Jupiler Pro League Current season22nd of 27 defensive midfielders · Jupiler Pro League22nd-best defensive midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League284th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential27th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League

21.7

Ratingi

27th of 27 defensive midfielders

13.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

3.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, 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 21.7, Verstraete carries the 27th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 27. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.6%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.785

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900.526

Foul involvement / 902.629

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 32, Verstraete sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Verstraete's projected Rating — 21.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes633

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success57.1%

Duels won88

Duels won %57.5%

Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions30

Blocks6

Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards1

Transfer history

€3.9M total transfer fees · 9 moves

OH Leuven2024/25 – now

Aris Thessalonikis2023/24 – 2024/25Free

KV Mechelen(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Antwerp2021/22 – 2022/23

Antwerp(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

1.FC Köln2019/20 – 2020/21€ 3.5M

Gent2016/17 – 2019/20€ 400K

Kortrijk2015/16 – 2016/17Free

Royal Excel Mouscron(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Club Brugge KVuntil 2014/15

About B. Verstraete

Birger Danny Verstraete is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for OH Leuven, born on April 16, 1994 in Oostende, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Belgium. OH Leuven currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, B. Verstraete has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,712 minutes, averaging a 6.72 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 9 yellow cards.

When B. Verstraete plays, OH Leuven's record this season is 10W-4D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.82 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

May 15, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Antwerp (75 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Antwerp (73 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Standard Liege (67 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 22, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Antwerp (83 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-0 win away at Charleroi (80 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 7, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs KVC Westerlo (87 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-5 loss away at Anderlecht (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
February 21, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Club Brugge KV (16 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 14, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Dender (10 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 7, 2026: 3-1 win away at Gent (21 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Verstraete at 21.7 with a Season form score of 13.8, ranking 284th of 294 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, B. Verstraete has totalled 284 club appearances with 10 goals and 7 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for Gent.

B. Verstraete's career has also included time at Aris Thessalonikis, KV Mechelen, Antwerp, 1.FC Köln, Gent, Kortrijk, Royal Excel Mouscron and Club Brugge KV.

On the international stage, B. Verstraete has represented Belgium, Belgium U21, Belgium U19 — 9 caps and 1 goal 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 · OH Leuven finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points