Domestic-league season · Cercle Brugge.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2569 | 6.97 |
Bruggen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→30), while his Rating eased 29→22. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 34).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cercle Brugge · 3rd | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6.97 | 22 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Cercle Brugge · 3rd | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6.96 | 29 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Cercle Brugge · 2nd | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6.96 | 32 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Cercle Brugge · 2nd | 35 | 0 | 3 | 6.76 | 33 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Cercle Brugge · 2nd | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6.89 | 42 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | Kortrijk · 14th | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6.67 | 42 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Van der Bruggen is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Cercle Brugge, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 295th of 310 in the Jupiler Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (79.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bruggen.
Judged on this season alone, Bruggen graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 28 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.274 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 27th of 28 of the 28 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 33 Bruggen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 22.3, Bruggen carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 28. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 33, Bruggen sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bruggen's projected Rating — 22.3 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
