Domestic-league season · NEC Nijmegen.
Missed 4 of NEC Nijmegen's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive, knee). He still appeared 6 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 6.68 |
 KNVB Beker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 6.83 |
Following his move to NEC Nijmegen, Willems's current-season form is down 90% on last season (Season 10→1), while his Rating eased 29→19. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 15).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NEC Nijmegen · 3rd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | Castellón · 15th | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6.78 | 29 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Heracles · 14th | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 36 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Groningen · 18th | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 39 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 18th | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6.63 | 55 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Willems is a 32-year-old full-back at NEC Nijmegen, rated 18.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Willems.
On the season, Willems graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.051 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 1). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 32 Willems is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Willems missed 4 games through injury (inactive, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 6 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 6 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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.
Rated 18.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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 32, Willems sits on 9.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Willems's projected Rating — 18.5 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.
€5.8M total transfer fees · 8 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
