Domestic-league season · NEC Nijmegen.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3060 | 7.13 |
 KNVB Beker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 6.8 |
Sano's current-season form is up 54% on last season (Season 37→57), while his Rating climbed 73→80. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NEC Nijmegen · 3rd | 34 | 3 | 7 | 7.13 | 80 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | NEC Nijmegen · 8th | 26 | 3 | 2 | 6.74 | 73 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | NEC Nijmegen · 6th | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6.9 | 75 | 26 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Sano is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at NEC Nijmegen, rated 79.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 7th of 299 in the Eredivisie and 160th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sano.
Judged on this season alone, Sano graded 57 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 3 goals, 7 assists and 3.706 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 37 → 57). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 80, top 8% of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 22 Sano is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 96.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Sano is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 79.7, Sano carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 8%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.
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 (~102), then tapers with age. At 22, Sano sits on 96.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sano's projected Rating — 79.7 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.
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