Ilias Bronkhorst
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Excelsior.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2356 | 6.81 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.3 |
Scout report
I. Bronkhorst is a 29-year-old central defender at Excelsior, rated 44.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 222nd of 282 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bronkhorst.
Judged on this season alone, Bronkhorst graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets and 3.171 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 36th of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 29 Bronkhorst is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 77% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.6, Bronkhorst carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 50, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Excelsior finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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