Etienne Vaessen

Vaessen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Groningen · 5th	3	0	0%	8.17	37	23
2025/26	Groningen · 9th	30	8	27%	6.92	37	23
2024/25	Groningen · 13th	33	7	21%	7	48	16
2023/24	Waalwijk · 15th	30	4	13%	7.41	51	6
2022/23	Waalwijk · 9th	32	6	19%	7.15	60	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

E. Vaessen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Groningen, rated 37.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (82.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vaessen.

On the season, Vaessen graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets across 30 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 31 Vaessen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

37.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

82.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.07

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Groningen finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

27%

CS rate

82.6%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 30 appearances (27% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.2 overall — developing / rotation level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82.6%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.035

Goal contribution / 900.035

Defensive actions / 900.069

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.104

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 31, Vaessen sits on 8.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vaessen's projected Rating — 37.2 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 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets8

Distribution

Assists1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

GroningenJun 2024 – nowFree

Waalwijkuntil Jun 2024

About E. Vaessen

Etienne Vaessen is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Groningen, born on July 26, 1995 in Breda, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Groningen currently sit 5th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, E. Vaessen has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 270 minutes, averaging a 8.17 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-5 loss away at PSV Eindhoven (90 minutes, 9 rating)
August 16, 2026: 4-1 win away at ADO Den Haag (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Utrecht (90 minutes, 8.6 rating)

E. Vaessen's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Groningen face Fortuna Sittard at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Vaessen at 37.2 with a Season form score of 23.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, E. Vaessen has totalled 262 club appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 36 appearances for Waalwijk.

E. Vaessen's career has also included time at Waalwijk.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.