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David Garden

Squad depthExcelsior · 22 yrsStarterNew signing

Profile

Full nameDavid Garden
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityNetherlands
Age22
Date of birth20 Jun 2004
Shirt number#19
ClubExcelsior
Centre-forward
9
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
623
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Excelsior.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie0101427.4

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Garden is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Excelsior, rated 66.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 42nd of 159 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 128th of 1759 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garden.

Judged on this season alone, Garden graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 13 of the 13 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances (0.433 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 24). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 16% of the 13 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie. At 22 Garden is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Garden is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2026/27
66.2
Ratingi
2nd of 13 centre-forwards
23.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.43
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Excelsior finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

9
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
3
G+A
0.33
Goals / app

3 goals in 9 appearances (0.33 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 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 40.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.2, Garden carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eredivisie of 13 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target4
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes82
Pass accuracy63%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success80%
Duels won29
Duels won %41.4%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles1
Interceptions1
Blocks7
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.