Bryan Linssen

Linssen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 58→58), while his Rating held around 26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 62).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	NEC Nijmegen · 11th	2	1	0	6.7	26	58
2025/26	NEC Nijmegen · 3rd	32	12	7	6.89	26	58
2024/25	NEC Nijmegen · 8th	17	4	0	6.68	18	16
2024/25	Urawa · 13th	17	2	0	6.82	13	8
2023/24	Urawa · 4th	18	2	1	6.58	17	9
2022/23	Urawa · 9th	3	0	1	6.63	17	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

B. Linssen is a 35-year-old centre-forward at NEC Nijmegen, enjoying a standout season — 12 goals and 7 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 58. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (73.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Linssen.

On the season, Linssen graded 58 for current form (age-blind), on 12 goals and 7 assists in 32 appearances (0.76 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 58 → 58). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 35 Linssen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Linssen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky

25.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

58.2

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

73.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.76

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · NEC Nijmegen finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.38

Goals / app

12 goals in 32 appearances (0.38 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (3rd of 18). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 19 goal contributions (0.59 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 73.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.7 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.76 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %73.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.48

Assists / 900.28

Goal contribution / 900.76

Defensive actions / 901.639

Player flow

Goal involvements19

Cards / 900.24

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 35, Linssen sits on 5.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Linssen's projected Rating — 25.7 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 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals12

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions11

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1M total transfer fees · 8 moves

NEC NijmegenJan 2025 – now

UrawaJul 2022 – Jan 2025

FeyenoordJul 2020 – Jul 2022Free

VitesseJul 2017 – Jul 2020€ 1M

GroningenJul 2015 – Jul 2017

HeraclesJul 2013 – Jul 2015

VVV VenloJul 2010 – Jul 2013

MVVAug 2009 – Jul 2010Free

Fortuna Sittarduntil Aug 2009

About B. Linssen

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell Linssen is a 35-year-old centre-forward who plays for NEC Nijmegen, born on October 8, 1990 in Neeritter, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. NEC Nijmegen currently sit 11th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, B. Linssen has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 92 minutes, averaging a 6.57 match rating over his last 6 rated games. His season has spanned the UEFA Champions League and the Eredivisie.

When B. Linssen plays, NEC Nijmegen's record this season is 2W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.73 at home against 6.4 on the road.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Bodo/Glimt (62 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 19, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Bodo/Glimt (68 minutes, 6 rating)
August 15, 2026: 4-1 win away at Willem II (66 minutes, 1 goal, 6.5 rating)
August 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Olympiakos Piraeus (105 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Telstar (26 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 4, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Olympiakos Piraeus (74 minutes, 6.5 rating)

B. Linssen's next match is on August 29, 2026, when NEC Nijmegen face PEC Zwolle away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Linssen at 25.7 with a Season form score of 58.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the AFC Champions League Elite. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, B. Linssen has totalled 486 club appearances with 144 goals and 34 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 37 appearances for Vitesse.

B. Linssen's career has also included time at Urawa, Feyenoord, Vitesse, Groningen, Heracles, VVV Venlo, MVV and Fortuna Sittard.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.