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Mats Deijl

Solid contributorFeyenoord · 29 yrsNot playing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMats Deijl
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age29
Date of birth15 Jul 1997
BirthplaceVlaardingen
Height181 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubFeyenoord
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
25
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.

Also this season

Earlier this season at GO Ahead EaglesUEFA Europa League: 7 apps, 1g 0a, 629 min

Earlier this season at GO Ahead EaglesKNVB Beker: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Feyenoord; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

M. Deijl is a 29-year-old central defender at GO Ahead Eagles, rated 48.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (91.9% 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 Deijl.

On the season, Deijl graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 2.561 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 29 Deijl is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Deijl is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22
48.7
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
37.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
91.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.56
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · GO Ahead Eagles finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

33
Apps
2.56
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
17
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 48.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles45
Interceptions17
Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.