Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gent.
Also this season
Earlier this season at KAA Gent II — Challenger Pro League: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 135 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Gent; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1383 | 7 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Belgium U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 243 | — |
 Challenger Pro Leagueat KAA Gent II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 7.3 |
Scout report
M. Delorge-Knieper is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Gent, rated 51.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League and 1053rd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Delorge-Knieper.
Judged on this season alone, Delorge-Knieper graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 29 of the 29 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.124 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 18th of 29 of the 29 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 22 Delorge-Knieper is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gent finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.4, Delorge-Knieper carries the 18th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 29, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Gent finished 5th of 6) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.12 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
