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Lewis Montsma

Squad depthPort Vale · 28 yrsStarterNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLewis Lee Montsma
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age28
Date of birth25 Apr 1998
BirthplaceAmsterdam
Height191 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubPort Vale
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
156
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100906.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Montsma is a 28-year-old central defender at Port Vale, rated 17.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Montsma.

On the season, Montsma graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 2.308 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 28 Montsma is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.1 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: 2020/21Holding levelStreaky
17.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.31
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

2
Apps
2.31
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 2 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.