Mathieu Maertens
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 25 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · OH Leuven.
Scout report
M. Maertens is a 31-year-old central midfielder at OH Leuven, rated 22.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maertens.
On the season, Maertens graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 3 assists and 2.56 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 31 Maertens is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · OH Leuven finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 35 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 22.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 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 (0.9× 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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