Rooijen's current-season form is up 52% on last season (Season 21→32), while his Rating eased 49→37. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC OSS · 16th	14	2	0	6.83	37	32
2024/25	FC OSS · 16th	31	0	1	6.76	49	21
2023/24	Manchego	31	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	VVV Venlo · 7th	32	2	3	6.67	52	14
2021/22	VVV Venlo · 10th	25	6	0	6.81	54	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. van Rooijen is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at FC OSS, rated 42.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rooijen.

On the season, Rooijen graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 3.754 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 32). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 27 Rooijen is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Rooijen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2021/22

42.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

32.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.75

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC OSS finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.9%

Available fixtures14 of 11

Goals / 900.179

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.179

Defensive actions / 903.754

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %53.3

Cards / 900.179

Foul involvement / 901.877

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 27, Rooijen sits on 15.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Rooijen's projected Rating — 42.4 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 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target4

Shots8

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes262

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles8

Dribble success53.3%

Duels won48

Duels won %50%

Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions12

Blocks13

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

FC OSSJun 2024 – Jun 2026Free

MManchegoJul 2023 – Jun 2024Free

VVV VenloJul 2021 – Jul 2023Free

Utrecht(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Excelsior(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

Utrechtuntil Aug 2020

About M. van Rooijen

Mitchell van Rooijen is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for FC OSS, born on December 22, 1998 in Utrecht, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. FC OSS currently sit 14th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, M. van Rooijen has made 14 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,007 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

M. van Rooijen's next match is on November 2, 2026, when FC OSS face Heracles away in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. van Rooijen at 42.4 with a Season form score of 32.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. van Rooijen has totalled 230 club appearances with 20 goals and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 32 appearances for VVV Venlo.

M. van Rooijen's career has also included time at MManchego, VVV Venlo, Utrecht and Excelsior.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC OSS finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points