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M. Branderhorst

Experienced headFortuna Sittard · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameMattijs Branderhorst
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityNetherlands
Age32
Date of birth31 Dec 1993
BirthplaceTiel
Height192 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubFortuna Sittard
Goalkeeper
24
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
8%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
2160
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortuna Sittard.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Fortuna Sittard's ~34 games this season through 10 injury absences (inactive, injury, muscle). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Eredivisie2421607
KNVB Beker21877.25

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Branderhorst is a 32-year-old goalkeeper at Fortuna Sittard, rated 35.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 244th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Branderhorst.

Judged on this season alone, Branderhorst graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, on 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 18th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. At 32 Branderhorst is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Branderhorst missed 10 games through injury (inactive, injury, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential18th of 22 goalkeepers · EredivisieCurrent season19th of 22 goalkeepers · Eredivisie19th-best goalkeeper in the Eredivisie244th in the Eredivisie · potential18th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Eredivisie
35.2
Ratingi
18th of 22 goalkeepers
2.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.08
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Fortuna Sittard finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
2
Clean sheets
8%
CS rate
100%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 24 appearances (8% of games).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.2, Branderhorst carries the 18th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eredivisie of 22. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.