Dirk Proper

Following his move to Heerenveen, Proper's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 64. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 53).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Heerenveen · 9th	3	0	0	6.77	64	21
2025/26	NEC Nijmegen · 3rd	22	3	0	6.74	64	21
2024/25	NEC Nijmegen · 8th	26	0	1	6.83	69	25
2023/24	NEC Nijmegen · 6th	28	5	4	7.07	79	53
2022/23	NEC Nijmegen · 12th	33	1	1	6.94	73	38

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

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U21	8	1
Netherlands U17	11	2

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Proper is a 24-year-old central midfielder at NEC Nijmegen, rated 64.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Proper.

On the season, Proper graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.748 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64. At 24 Proper is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22

64.2

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

21.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.2%

Minutes

limited game time

2.75

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · NEC Nijmegen finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 64.2 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.258

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.258

Defensive actions / 902.748

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.172

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 24, Proper sits on 29.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Proper's projected Rating — 64.2 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 central midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

HeerenveenJul 2026 – now

NEC Nijmegenuntil Jul 2026

About D. Proper

Dirk Wanner Proper is a 24-year-old central midfielder who plays for Heerenveen, born on February 24, 2002 in Elst, standing 168 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Heerenveen currently sit 9th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, D. Proper has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 245 minutes, averaging a 6.77 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs PEC Zwolle (53 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Ajax (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Twente (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

D. Proper's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Heerenveen face Willem II away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Proper at 64.2 with a Season form score of 21.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U17 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, D. Proper has totalled 173 club appearances with 10 goals and 6 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for NEC Nijmegen.

D. Proper's career has also included time at NEC Nijmegen.

On the international stage, D. Proper has represented Netherlands U21 and Netherlands U17 — 19 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.