Delorge-Knieper's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating climbed 51→55. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gent · 5th	2	0	0	7	55	18
2025/26	Gent · 5th	20	0	3	7	51	18
2024/25	Gent · 6th	36	1	3	6.99	57	34
2023/24	Gent	36	1	3	6.99	—	—
2023/24	St. Truiden · 2nd	40	1	0	—	64	6
2022/23	K. Lierse S.K. · 5th	36	1	3	6.99	49	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium U21	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Delorge-Knieper is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Gent, rated 55 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Delorge-Knieper graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.124 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 22 Delorge-Knieper is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

17.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.12

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gent finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.12

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. 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 defensive 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

Rated 55 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.5%

Available fixtures41 of 41

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.195

Goal contribution / 900.195

Defensive actions / 903.124

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.065

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 22, Delorge-Knieper sits on 16.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Delorge-Knieper's projected Rating — 55 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists3—

Defending

Tackles30—

Interceptions12—

Blocks6—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

GentJul 2024 – now

St. Truiden(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Jul 2024

LLierse Kempenzonen(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

St. Truidenuntil Jan 2023

About M. Delorge-Knieper

Mathias Delorge-Knieper is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Gent, born on July 31, 2004 in Sint-Truiden, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Gent currently sit 5th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, M. Delorge-Knieper has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 32 minutes, averaging a 6.95 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 2-1 win away at RAAL La Louvière (13 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs KV Mechelen (19 minutes, 7 rating)

M. Delorge-Knieper's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Gent face Club Brugge KV at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Delorge-Knieper at 55 with a Season form score of 17.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, M. Delorge-Knieper has totalled 174 club appearances with 4 goals and 12 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 40 appearances for St. Truiden.

M. Delorge-Knieper's career has also included time at St. Truiden and LLierse Kempenzonen.

On the international stage, M. Delorge-Knieper has represented Belgium U21 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.