Dario Van den Buijs

Buijs's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→19), while his Rating eased 24→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Roda · 6th	8	0	0	7.11	28	18
2025/26	Roda · 8th	21	0	2	7.18	24	18
2024/25	Waalwijk · 17th	14	0	0	6.79	40	11
2023/24	Waalwijk · 15th	30	0	3	7.11	55	28
2022/23	Waalwijk · 9th	26	3	1	6.91	60	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

D. Van den Buijs is a 31-year-old central defender at Roda, rated 22.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buijs.

On the season, Buijs graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 31 Buijs is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

22.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.9%

Minutes

limited game time

4.5

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Roda finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.9%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.5

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %85

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.31

Foul involvement / 901.862

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 31, Buijs sits on 4.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Buijs's projected Rating — 22.4 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-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Passes386

Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success50%

Duels won35

Duels won %54.7%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions12

Blocks7

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

RodaJul 2025 – now

WaalwijkAug 2021 – Jul 2025

BBeerschot Wilrijk(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2021

Fortuna Sittard(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

BBeerschot WilrijkJul 2020 – Jan 2021Free

HeraclesJun 2017 – Jul 2020

FC EindhovenJul 2015 – Jun 2017Free

Club Brugge KVuntil Jul 2015

About D. Van den Buijs

Dario Van den Buijs is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Roda, born on September 12, 1995 in Lier, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Roda currently sit 6th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, D. Van den Buijs has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 580 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

D. Van den Buijs's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Roda face Jong AZ at home in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Van den Buijs at 22.4 with a Season form score of 19.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Van den Buijs has totalled 264 club appearances with 15 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 37 appearances for FC Eindhoven.

D. Van den Buijs's career has also included time at Waalwijk, BBeerschot Wilrijk, Fortuna Sittard, Heracles, FC Eindhoven and Club Brugge KV.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Roda finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points