ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.
Also this season
On loan at Zulte Waregem — Jupiler Pro League: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 205 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at De Graafschap; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
J. Simons is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder at De Graafschap, rated 55.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 18th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 272nd of 1757 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (53% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.39 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Simons.
Judged on this season alone, Simons graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 21 of the 21 attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 goals and 7 assists in 34 appearances (0.499 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 26). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, top 15% of the 21 attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Simons is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · De Graafschap finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
2 goals in 34 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.26 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.39 assists) — productive for the role.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 55.2, Simons carries the 3rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie (top 15%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (De Graafschap finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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