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Centre-forwardNetherlandsEerste Divisie

Naïm Matoug

Squad depthVVV Venlo · 23 yrsTransferred to Matoug Naim
47.7
12%
Ratingi
10.4
46.7%
Seasoni
14.1
Valuei

Profile

PositionCentre-forward
NationalityNetherlands
Age23
Date of birth12 Apr 2003
BirthplaceGrubbenvorst
Height
Shirt number#26
ClubVVV Venlo
Centre-forwardalso played MID

Season stats

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25
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
997
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VVV Venlo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie25219976.73

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Naïm Matoug is a 23-year-old centre-forward at VVV Venlo, rated 47.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 265th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matoug.

Judged on this season alone, Matoug graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.271 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 26th of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the Eerste Divisie. At 23 Matoug is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
Current potential26th of 42 centre-forwards · Eerste DivisieCurrent season37th of 42 centre-forwards · Eerste Divisie37th-best centre-forward in the Eerste Divisie265th in the Eerste Divisie · potential26th-highest potential centre-forward in the Eerste Divisie
47.7
Ratingi
26th of 42 centre-forwards
10.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.2%
Minutes
limited game time
0.27
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · VVV Venlo finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

2
Goals
1
Assists
3
G+A
0.08
Goals / app

2 goals in 25 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.7, Matoug carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eerste Divisie of 42. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.