Domestic-league season · GO Ahead Eagles.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1629 | 6.57 |
 UEFA Europa League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 707 | 6.33 |
 KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 6.7 |
 Friendliesat Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6.7 |
James's current-season form is up 32% on last season (Season 19→25), while his Rating eased 65→57. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 26).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | GO Ahead Eagles · 12th | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6.57 | 57 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | GO Ahead Eagles · 7th | 27 | 2 | 2 | 6.93 | 65 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | GO Ahead Eagles · 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 54 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | FC Volendam · 14th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 56 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | FC Volendam · 2nd | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.73 | 55 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | FC Volendam · 6th | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 52 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. James is a 26-year-old central defender at GO Ahead Eagles, rated 56.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 194th of 299 in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
Judged on this season alone, James graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets and 2.928 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 31st of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 26 James is in his prime years, and a market index of 72.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 56.8, James carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 51. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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 (~73), then tapers with age. At 26, James sits on 72.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 56.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
