Jens Toornstra

Toornstra's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sparta Rotterdam · 7th	2	0	0	6.6	8	8
2025/26	Sparta Rotterdam · 10th	17	0	0	6.67	8	8
2024/25	Sparta Rotterdam	34	1	4	6.8	—	—
2024/25	Utrecht · 12th	31	1	4	6.8	17	26
2023/24	Utrecht · 7th	33	4	5	7.09	22	30
2023/24	Sparta Rotterdam	1	0	0	6.3	—	—
2022/23	Utrecht · 7th	33	1	2	6.8	27	16
2022/23	Feyenoord	3	0	1	6.8	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	4	0
Netherlands U21	2	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Toornstra is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Sparta Rotterdam, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 8. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (26% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Toornstra.

On the season, Toornstra graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.736 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 37 Toornstra is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

7.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26%

Minutes

limited game time

3.74

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.74

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.736

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.566

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 37, Toornstra sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Toornstra's projected Rating — 7.8 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions10

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Sparta RotterdamJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

UtrechtAug 2022 – Jul 2025Free

FeyenoordAug 2014 – Aug 2022€ 3.5M

UtrechtJan 2013 – Aug 2014€ 950K

ADO Den Haaguntil Jan 2013

About J. Toornstra

Jens Toornstra is a 37-year-old central midfielder who plays for Sparta Rotterdam, born on April 4, 1989 in Ter Aar, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Sparta Rotterdam currently sit 7th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, J. Toornstra has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 138 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 14, 2026: 3-1 win away at Telstar (76 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Feyenoord (62 minutes, 6.3 rating)

J. Toornstra's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sparta Rotterdam face Excelsior away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Toornstra at 7.8 with a Season form score of 8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, J. Toornstra has totalled 549 club appearances with 96 goals and 53 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2010/11, with 38 appearances for ADO Den Haag.

J. Toornstra's career has also included time at Utrecht, Feyenoord and ADO Den Haag.

On the international stage, J. Toornstra has represented Netherlands and Netherlands U21 — 6 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.