Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vitesse.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1493 | 6.95 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7.2 |
Scout report
M. Steffen is a 23-year-old central defender at Vitesse, rated 50.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 211th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steffen.
Judged on this season alone, Steffen graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 60 of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 4 clean sheets and 3.617 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, 32nd of 60 of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 23 Steffen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Vitesse finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.1, Steffen carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 60, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vitesse finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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