Domestic-league season · Club Brugge KV.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3373 | 7.45 |
 UEFA Champions League | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1260 | 7.73 |
Vanaken's current-season form is down 14% on last season (Season 51→44), while his Rating eased 35→27. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Club Brugge KV · 1st | 39 | 7 | 3 | 7.45 | 27 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | Club Brugge KV · 2nd | 37 | 9 | 12 | 7.54 | 35 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | Club Brugge KV · 2nd | 37 | 9 | 12 | 7.54 | 39 | 51 |
| 2022/23 | Club Brugge KV · 4th | 40 | 14 | 6 | 7.29 | 42 | 49 |
| 2021/22 | Club Brugge KV · 1st | 39 | 11 | 9 | 7.31 | 50 | 50 |
| 2020/21 | Club Brugge KV · 1st | 36 | 11 | 7 | 7.43 | 54 | 47 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Vanaken is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Club Brugge KV, rated 26.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 267th of 293 in the Belgium tier 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (93.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vanaken.
Judged on this season alone, Vanaken graded 44 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Belgium tier 1, on 7 goals, 3 assists and 2.001 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 55th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Belgium tier 1. At 33 Vanaken is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 6) 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. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 26.8, Vanaken carries the 55th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Belgium tier 1 of 58. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2 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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 33, Vanaken sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vanaken's projected Rating — 26.8 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.
