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Daan Heymans

Solid contributorGenk · 27 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDaan Heymans
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityBelgium
Age27
Date of birth15 Jun 1999
Height186 cm
Shirt number#38
ClubGenk
Attacking midfielder
8
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
258
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Genk.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Jupiler Pro League100726.2

Scout report

Solid contributorAttacking midfielder

D. Heymans is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Genk, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (64% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.38 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heymans.

On the season, Heymans graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 10 goals and 4 assists in 31 appearances (0.533 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 27 Heymans is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25
49.2
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
37.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
64%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.53
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Genk finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

31
Apps
10
Goals
4
Assists
14
G+A
0.32
Goals / app

10 goals in 31 appearances (0.32 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (7th of 18). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.45 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.38 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 49.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions 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.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals10

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles50
Interceptions20
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.