Domestic-league season · Nice.
Earlier this season at Union St. Gilloise — Jupiler Pro League: 5 apps, 0g 1a, 450 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nice; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1864 | 6.82 |
 UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 450 | 6.8 |
 Jupiler Pro Leagueat Union St. Gilloise | 5 | 0 | 1 | 450 | 7.38 |
 Coupe de France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 6.95 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Following his move to Nice, Vanhoutte's current-season form is down 30% on last season (Season 43→30), while his Rating eased 59→57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 43).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nice · 16th | 27 | 0 | 2 | 6.82 | 57 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Union St. Gilloise · 1st | 33 | 1 | 7 | 7.32 | 59 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Union St. Gilloise · 2nd | 39 | 1 | 0 | — | 58 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Cercle Brugge · 2nd | 32 | 1 | 3 | 6.96 | 56 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | Cercle Brugge · 2nd | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.79 | 55 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Cercle Brugge · 16th | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 53 | 23 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. Vanhoutte is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Nice, rated 56.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 211th of 324 in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.9% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Vanhoutte graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.814 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 24th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 27 Vanhoutte is in his prime years, and a market index of 92 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
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.
With a Rating of 56.8, Vanhoutte carries the 24th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 38, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
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 (~92), then tapers with age. At 27, Vanhoutte sits on 92, at or near its peak. The blue line is Vanhoutte's projected Rating — 56.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
