ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7.5 |
Scout report
Gijs Bolk is a 21-year-old central defender at De Graafschap, rated 48.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 50th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 362nd of 1757 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bolk.
Judged on this season alone, Bolk graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet and 2.44 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 30% of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Bolk is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · De Graafschap finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.5, Bolk carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 37 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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