J. van Riel

Riel's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 10→5), while his Rating held around 48. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 10).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Jong Utrecht · 12th	11	1	6.7	48	5
2024/25	Jong Utrecht · 19th	18	1	6.66	47	10
2023/24	De Graafschap · 6th	3	0	6.73	47	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

J. van Riel is a 21-year-old full-back at Jong Utrecht, rated 48.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Riel.

On the season, Riel graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.804 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 21 Riel is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 35.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding level

48.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

8.2%

Minutes

limited game time

4.8

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Jong Utrecht finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.8

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.32 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Defensive volume. 4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 8.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 48.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %8.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.32

Goal contribution / 900.32

Defensive actions / 904.804

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %74

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.601

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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 21, Riel sits on 35.7, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Riel's projected Rating — 48.4 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.