Following his move to KV Mechelen, Praet's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 26. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	KV Mechelen · 14th	3	0	0	6.67	26	24
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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 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 25.9 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Praet graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.776 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. 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

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/254 clubs

25.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

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 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

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. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

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

Rated 25.9 overall — below regular-starter level. 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

Cards / 900.143

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 — 25.9 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—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles64—

Interceptions56—

Blocks14—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

€29M total transfer fees · 7 moves

KV MechelenJul 2026 – nowFree

Antwerpuntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

AntwerpSept 2024 – Jun 2026Free

Leicester(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Sept 2024

Torino(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

LeicesterAug 2019 – Aug 2021€ 21M

SampdoriaAug 2016 – Aug 2019€ 8M

Anderlechtuntil Aug 2016

About D. Praet

Dennis Pierre Jacques Albert Praet is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for KV Mechelen, born on May 14, 1994 in Leuven, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Belgium. KV Mechelen currently sit 14th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, D. Praet has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 233 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Charleroi (76 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Standard Liege (80 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Gent (77 minutes, 6.6 rating)

D. Praet's next match is on August 29, 2026, when KV Mechelen face RAAL La Louvière away in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Praet at 25.9 with a Season form score of 23.9. 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 16 recorded seasons, D. Praet has totalled 395 club appearances with 30 goals and 13 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 37 appearances for Anderlecht.

D. Praet's career has also included time at Antwerp, 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.