Praet's current-season form is up 118% on last season (Season 11→24), while his Rating held around 25. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Antwerp · 3rd	31	0	0	6.94	25	24
2024/25	Antwerp · 5th	25	0	0	6.88	26	11
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	17	0	1	6.89	37	5
2022/23	Leicester · 18th	22	1	0	6.56	49	10
2021/22	TorinoLoan · 10th	23	2	2	6.87	63	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	11	2
Belgium U21	16	2
Belgium U19	5	0
Belgium U17	4	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Praet is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Antwerp, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 286th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (70.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Praet.

Judged on this season alone, Praet graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.776 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 24). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 56th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 32 Praet is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25

Current potential56th of 58 defensive midfielders · Jupiler Pro League Current season37th of 58 defensive midfielders · Jupiler Pro League37th-best defensive midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League286th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential56th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League

25.3

Ratingi

56th of 58 defensive midfielders

23.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.78

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Antwerp finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

4.78

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.3, Praet carries the 56th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 58. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.1%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.776

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %27.3

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.143

Foul involvement / 901.889

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 32, Praet sits on 5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Praet's projected Rating — 25.3 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 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots11

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success50%

Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles64

Interceptions56

Blocks14

Fouls committed28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

€29M total transfer fees · 7 moves

PPraet Dennis2026/27 – now

Antwerpuntil 2026/27

KV Mechelen2026/27 – 2026/27

Antwerp2024/25 – 2026/27Free

Leicester(back from loan)2022/23 – 2024/25

Torino(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Leicester2019/20 – 2021/22€ 21M

Sampdoria2016/17 – 2019/20€ 8M

Anderlechtuntil 2016/17

About D. Praet

Dennis Pierre Jacques Albert Praet is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Antwerp, born on May 14, 1994 in Leuven, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Antwerp currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, D. Praet has made 31 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,525 minutes, averaging a 6.88 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When D. Praet plays, Antwerp's record this season is 10W-7D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 6.94 on the road.

Recent matches

May 23, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs KVC Westerlo (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 15, 2026: 0-3 loss away at OH Leuven (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 10, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Charleroi (70 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-5 loss at home vs Standard Liege (85 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 4-2 win away at KVC Westerlo (78 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 21, 2026: 2-1 win away at Standard Liege (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs OH Leuven (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 10, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Charleroi (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Genk (89 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at OH Leuven (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Praet at 25.3 with a Season form score of 23.9, ranking 286th of 311 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Championship and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, D. Praet has totalled 392 club appearances with 30 goals and 13 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 37 appearances for Anderlecht.

D. Praet's career has also included time at PPraet Dennis, KV Mechelen, Leicester, Torino, Sampdoria and Anderlecht.

On the international stage, D. Praet has represented Belgium, Belgium U21, Belgium U19, Belgium U17 — 36 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Antwerp finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points