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Gilles Dewaele

Squad depthKortrijk · 30 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameGilles Henri Dewaele
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBelgium
Age30
Date of birth13 Feb 1996
BirthplaceKnokke
Height182 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubKortrijk
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
66
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kortrijk.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

G. Dewaele is a 30-year-old central defender at Kortrijk, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dewaele.

On the season, Dewaele graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 5.455 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 30 Dewaele is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
17.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
2.4%
Minutes
limited game time
5.46
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Kortrijk finished 2nd of 17 · a title-challenging side

3
Apps
5.46
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 17) 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

  • Defensive volume. 5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 2.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.