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Defensive midfielderNetherlandsEredivisie

Gilles van der Wal

Squad depthPEC Zwolle · 17 yrsFringe player
55.1
Ratingi
0
Seasoni
18.2
Valuei

ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age17
Shirt number#37
ClubPEC Zwolle
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
102
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Gilles van der Wal is a 17-year-old defensive midfielder at PEC Zwolle, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wal.

On the season, Wal graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.412 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Wal, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 17 Wal is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.2 reflects that trajectory.

56.3
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
2.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.7%
Minutes
limited game time
4.41
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3
Apps
4.41
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
—
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 3 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 17 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 56.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 17 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 17, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.