K. Casteels

Casteels's current-season form is down 49% on last season (Season 49→25), while his Rating eased 29→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al-Qadisiyah FC · 4th	32	7.13	22	25
2024/25	Al-Qadisiyah FC · 4th	32	7.22	29	49
2023/24	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	25	7	39	8
2022/23	VfL Wolfsburg · 8th	34	6.97	52	43
2021/22	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	28	6.85	53	33
2020/21	VfL Wolfsburg · 4th	32	6.95	65	56

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

K. Casteels is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Al-Qadisiyah FC, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 238th of 300 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (93.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Casteels.

Judged on this season alone, Casteels graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 23 goalkeepers in the Pro League, on 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 14th of 23 of the 23 goalkeepers in the Pro League. At 34 Casteels is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky

Current potential14th of 23 goalkeepers · Pro League Current seasonTop 18% goalkeepers · Pro League4th-best goalkeeper in the Pro League238th in the Pro League · potential14th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Pro League

22.3

Ratingi

14th of 23 goalkeepers

24.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

93.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.03

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Qadisiyah FC finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

28%

CS rate

93.4%

Minutes

9 clean sheets in 32 appearances (28% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.3, Casteels carries the 14th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Pro League of 23. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.031

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %81

Cards / 900.031

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 34, Casteels sits on 5.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Casteels's projected Rating — 22.3 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.