Vanaken's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→47), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Club Brugge KV · 1st	3	0	0	7.5	24	47
2025/26	Club Brugge KV · 1st	39	7	3	7.45	24	47
2024/25	Club Brugge KV · 2nd	37	9	12	7.54	35	52
2023/24	Club Brugge KV · 2nd	37	9	12	7.54	39	52
2022/23	Club Brugge KV · 4th	40	14	6	7.29	42	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	38	8
Belgium U21	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

H. Vanaken is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Club Brugge KV, enjoying a standout season — 7 goals and 3 assists in 39 appearances, a Season grade of 47. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (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.

On the season, Vanaken graded 47 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals, 3 assists and 2.001 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 47). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 34 Vanaken is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

46.5

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

93.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Club Brugge KV finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24 overall — below regular-starter level. 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 (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.7%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.187

Assists / 900.08

Goal contribution / 900.267

Defensive actions / 902.001

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.053

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 34, Vanaken sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vanaken's projected Rating — 24 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 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions23

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Club Brugge KVJul 2015 – now

LLokerenJul 2013 – Jul 2015

Lommel Uniteduntil Jul 2013

About H. Vanaken

Hans Vanaken is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Club Brugge KV, born on August 24, 1992 in Neerpelt, standing 195 cm tall. He is from Belgium.

This season

In the current season, H. Vanaken has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 263 minutes, averaging a 7.5 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Cercle Brugge (90 minutes, 8 rating)
August 15, 2026: 3-0 win away at OH Leuven (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 7, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Kortrijk (83 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Vanaken at 24 with a Season form score of 46.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 16 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, H. Vanaken has totalled 570 club appearances with 159 goals and 49 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 40 appearances for Club Brugge KV.

H. Vanaken's career has also included time at LLokeren and Lommel United.

On the international stage, H. Vanaken has represented Belgium and Belgium U21 — 40 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.