Mike van der Hoorn

Hoorn's current-season form is down 21% on last season (Season 39→31), while his Rating eased 38→27. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Utrecht · 6th	31	3	0	7.12	27	31
2024/25	Utrecht · 4th	31	3	2	7.15	38	39
2023/24	Utrecht · 7th	22	1	0	6.91	36	17
2022/23	Utrecht · 7th	26	1	1	6.9	45	35
2021/22	UtrechtLoan · 7th	33	2	2	6.98	54	32
2021/22	Arminia Bielefeld · 17th	1	0	0	6.9	38	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U21	7	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. van der Hoorn is a 33-year-old central defender at Utrecht, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 31. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hoorn.

On the season, Hoorn graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 2.972 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 33 Hoorn is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

27.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

30.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.97

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Utrecht finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.97

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.8%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.111

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.111

Defensive actions / 902.972

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.037

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 33, Hoorn sits on 7.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hoorn's projected Rating — 27.4 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 centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions31

Blocks21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€6.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves

AAEK LarnacaJun 2026 – nowFree

UtrechtJul 2022 – Jun 2026

Utrecht(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Arminia BielefeldSept 2020 – Aug 2021Free

SwanseaJul 2016 – Sept 2020€ 2.5M

AjaxJul 2013 – Jul 2016€ 3.8M

Utrechtuntil Jul 2013

About M. van der Hoorn

Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Utrecht, born on October 15, 1992 in Almere, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Utrecht currently sit 15th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, M. van der Hoorn has made 31 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 2,423 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. van der Hoorn's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Utrecht face PSV Eindhoven at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. van der Hoorn at 27.4 with a Season form score of 30.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, M. van der Hoorn has totalled 377 club appearances with 26 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 46 appearances for Swansea.

M. van der Hoorn's career has also included time at AAEK Larnaca, Arminia Bielefeld, Swansea and Ajax.

On the international stage, M. van der Hoorn has represented Netherlands U21 — 7 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Utrecht finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points