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Kaj de Rooij

Key starterPEC Zwolle · 25 yrsTransferred to Valladolid

Profile

Full nameKaj de Rooij
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age25
Date of birth25 Nov 2000
BirthplaceBest
Height176 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubPEC Zwolle
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
32
Appearances
6
Goals
5
Assists
2034
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie326520346.81
KNVB Beker110657.3

Scout report

Key starterAttacking midfielder

K. de Rooij is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at PEC Zwolle, rated 66.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 282 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rooij.

Judged on this season alone, Rooij graded 38 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 6 goals and 5 assists in 32 appearances (0.487 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 38). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 15th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 25 Rooij is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Rooij is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential15th of 30 attacking midfielders · EredivisieCurrent season14th of 30 attacking midfielders · Eredivisie14th-best attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie96th in the Eredivisie · potential15th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie
66.5
Ratingi
15th of 30 attacking midfielders
37.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
66.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.49
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

6
Goals
5
Assists
11
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

6 goals in 32 appearances (0.19 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.34 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.46 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.5, Rooij carries the 15th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie of 30, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18) — 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 (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target9
Shots20

Passing

Assists5
Chances created25
Passes476
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles21
Dribble success44.7%
Duels won151
Duels won %48.1%
Fouls won63

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions7
Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.