Charles Vanhoutte

Following his move to Feyenoord, Vanhoutte's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Feyenoord · 4th	3	0	0	7.13	57	28
2025/26	Nice · 16th	27	0	2	6.82	57	28
2025/26	Union St. Gilloise · 2nd	5	0	1	7.38	39	7
2024/25	Union St. Gilloise · 1st	33	1	7	7.32	59	44
2023/24	Union St. Gilloise · 2nd	39	1	0	—	58	7
2022/23	Cercle Brugge · 2nd	32	1	3	6.96	56	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	1	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

C. Vanhoutte is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Nice, rated 56.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (57.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vanhoutte.

On the season, Vanhoutte graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.814 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 27 Vanhoutte is in his prime years, and a market index of 33 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/254 clubs

56.5

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

27.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.81

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 56.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %57.5%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.097

Goal contribution / 900.097

Defensive actions / 903.814

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.29

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 age 27 (~33), then tapers with age. At 27, Vanhoutte sits on 33, at or near its peak. The blue line is Vanhoutte's projected Rating — 56.5 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions20

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

FeyenoordJun 2026 – now

NiceSept 2025 – Jun 2026

UUnion Saint-Gilloiseuntil Sept 2025

NiceSept 2025 – Sept 2025

Union St. GilloiseJun 2023 – Sept 2025

Cercle Brugge(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jun 2023

TTubize(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jul 2020

Cercle Bruggeuntil Sept 2019

About C. Vanhoutte

Charles Vanhoutte is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Feyenoord, born on September 16, 1998 in Kortrijk, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Feyenoord currently sit 4th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, C. Vanhoutte has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 247 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 5-2 win away at Cambuur (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs GO Ahead Eagles (72 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-0 win away at Sparta Rotterdam (85 minutes, 6.9 rating)

C. Vanhoutte's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Feyenoord face ADO Den Haag at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Vanhoutte at 56.5 with a Season form score of 27.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the First Division A and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, C. Vanhoutte has totalled 214 club appearances with 4 goals and 14 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 39 appearances for Union St. Gilloise.

C. Vanhoutte's career has also included time at Nice, UUnion Saint-Gilloise, Union St. Gilloise, Cercle Brugge and TTubize.

On the international stage, C. Vanhoutte has represented Belgium — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.