David Garden

Following his move to Excelsior, Garden's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→21), while his Rating climbed 45→65. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Excelsior · 6th	6	3	7.02	65	21
2024/25	FC Eindhoven · 11th	1	0	6.7	45	0
2023/24	FC Eindhoven · 14th	18	1	6.54	49	5

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

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Garden is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Excelsior, rated 65.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28% of available minutes). He brings 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.63 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garden.

On the season, Garden graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 6 appearances (0.631 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 21). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 22 Garden is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.5 reflects that trajectory.

65.2

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

21.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28%

Minutes

limited game time

0.63

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Excelsior finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.5

Goals / app

3 goals in 6 appearances (0.5 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.63 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 65.2 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.63 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28%

Available fixtures6 of 6

Goals / 900.631

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.631

Defensive actions / 900.421

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900

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 (~30), then tapers with age. At 22, Garden sits on 28.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Garden's projected Rating — 65.2 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-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created3

Passes63

Possession

Duels won22

Duels won %44%

Defending

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

QQuick BoysJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Almere City FCuntil Jul 2025

FC Eindhoven(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

Almere City FC(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

FC Eindhovenuntil Aug 2024

About D. Garden

David Garden is a 22-year-old centre-forward who plays for Excelsior, born on June 20, 2004. He is from Netherlands. Excelsior currently sit 6th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, D. Garden has made 6 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 428 minutes, averaging a 7.12 match rating over his last 6 rated games.

When D. Garden plays, Excelsior's record this season is 3W-1D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.4 at home against 7.85 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Utrecht (70 minutes, 6.09 rating)
September 8, 2026: 2-2 draw away at NEC Nijmegen (67 minutes, 1 goal, 7.77 rating)
September 5, 2026: 3-0 win away at Willem II (82 minutes, 1 goal, 7.57 rating)
August 29, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sparta Rotterdam (67 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs PSV Eindhoven (68 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 7, 2026: 4-0 win away at Cambuur (74 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)

D. Garden's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Excelsior face Ajax away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Garden at 65.2 with a Season form score of 21.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, D. Garden has totalled 84 club appearances with 25 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 29 appearances for Sparta Rotterdam II.

D. Garden's career has also included time at QQuick Boys, Almere City FC and FC Eindhoven.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.