Following his move to Antwerp, Bijl's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 11→8), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Antwerp · 3rd	11	0	0	6.95	21	8
2024/25	Krylia Sovetov · 10th	21	1	0	6.59	20	11
2023/24	Krylia Sovetov · 9th	18	1	3	7.25	24	16
2022/23	Krylia Sovetov · 12th	27	2	1	6.87	27	34
2021/22	Krylia Sovetov · 8th	21	0	1	6.9	28	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

G. Bijl is a 31-year-old central defender at Antwerp, rated 20.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bijl.

On the season, Bijl graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.727 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 31 Bijl is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level

20.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.1%

Minutes

limited game time

3.73

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Antwerp finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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 20.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 %18.1%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.727

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.138

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Bijl sits on 3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bijl's projected Rating — 20.7 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 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions4

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

AntwerpJul 2025 – Jun 2026Free Transfer

Krylia SovetovAug 2021 – Jul 2025€ 200K

EmmenJul 2017 – Aug 2021Free

Groningen(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Dordrecht(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Groningenuntil Jan 2016

About G. Bijl

Glenn Bijl is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Antwerp, born on July 13, 1995 in Stadskanaal, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Antwerp currently sit 5th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, G. Bijl has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 652 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

G. Bijl's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Antwerp face St. Truiden at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Bijl at 20.7 with a Season form score of 8.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, G. Bijl has totalled 232 club appearances with 13 goals and 17 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 32 appearances for Emmen.

G. Bijl's career has also included time at Krylia Sovetov, Emmen, Groningen and Dordrecht.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Antwerp finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points