Mike Kleijn

Following his move to FC Volendam, Kleijn's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→11), while his Rating eased 62→50. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 12).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC VolendamLoan · 12th	2	0	6.8	50	11
2025/26	Sparta Rotterdam · 10th	11	1	6.61	62	12
2024/25	Sparta Rotterdam · 12th	27	1	6.8	61	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U19	3	2
Netherlands U17	9	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Kleijn is a 21-year-old central defender at Sparta Rotterdam, rated 60.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kleijn.

On the season, Kleijn graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 5.247 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 21 Kleijn is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Kleijn is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

60.5

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

12.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.6%

Minutes

limited game time

5.25

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

5.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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 %14.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.202

Goal contribution / 900.202

Defensive actions / 905.247

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 age 21 (~25), then tapers with age. At 21, Kleijn sits on 25.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kleijn's projected Rating — 60.5 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 Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Volendam(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

Sparta RotterdamJun 2024 – Jul 2026

Feyenoorduntil Jun 2024

About M. Kleijn

Mike Kleijn is a 21-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Volendam, born on February 9, 2005 in Breda, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. FC Volendam currently sit 12th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, M. Kleijn has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 111 minutes.

M. Kleijn's next match is on August 28, 2026, when FC Volendam face Dordrecht at home in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Kleijn at 60.5 with a Season form score of 12.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Jeugdcup U21 and the U21 Divisie 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, M. Kleijn has totalled 58 club appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 27 appearances for Sparta Rotterdam.

M. Kleijn's career has also included time at Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord.

On the international stage, M. Kleijn has represented Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U17 — 12 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.