Lewis Holtby
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · NAC Breda.
Scout report
L. Holtby is a 35-year-old central midfielder at NAC Breda, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 5 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 36. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Holtby.
On the season, Holtby graded 36 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 5 assists and 2.643 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 35 Holtby is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.
Holtby is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Output in context · NAC Breda finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 20.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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