Domestic-league season · Vejle.
Missed 29 of Vejle's ~38 games this season through 29 injury absences (knee, achilles tendon, achilles tendon problems). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Following his move to Vejle, Bruggen's current-season form is down 67% on last season (Season 43→14), while his Rating eased 56→27. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 50).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Vejle · 3rd | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6.81 | 27 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Almere City FC · 13th | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 56 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | Almere City FC · 3rd | 33 | 1 | 0 | 6.95 | 53 | 50 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. van Bruggen is a 30-year-old central defender at Vejle, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 207 in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bruggen.
Judged on this season alone, Bruggen graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 0 clean sheets and 3.168 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 14). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 22nd of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 30 Bruggen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bruggen missed 29 games through injury (knee, achilles tendon, achilles tendon problems) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 26.5, Bruggen carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Bruggen sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bruggen's projected Rating — 26.5 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.
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