Nathangelo Markelo

Markelo's current-season form is down 65% on last season (Season 26→9), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vitesse · 7th	7	1	5.95	41	6
2025/26	Vitesse · 15th	27	0	6.8	41	26
2024/25	Roda · 12th	4	0	6.53	40	1
2024/25	Hebar 1918	16	0	7.01	—	—
2023/24	Fortuna Sittard · 10th	3	0	6.47	52	0
2022/23	Excelsior · 15th	14	0	6.48	54	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Curaçao · international

Side	Apps	G
Curaçao	11	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Markelo is a 27-year-old full-back at Vitesse, rated 40.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Markelo.

On the season, Markelo graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.056 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 27 Markelo is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2022/236 clubs

40.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

9.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.4%

Minutes

limited game time

3.06

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vitesse finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.06

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.4% 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 40.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %34.4%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.153

Goal contribution / 900.153

Defensive actions / 903.056

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900.153

Foul involvement / 903.514

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 27, Markelo sits on 11.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Markelo's projected Rating — 40.3 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 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes237

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success57.1%

Duels won39

Duels won %60%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions4

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

VitesseSept 2025 – nowFree

HHebar 1918until Sept 2025

RodaJun 2024 – Sept 2025Free

Fortuna SittardAug 2023 – Jun 2024Free

Excelsioruntil Aug 2023

Everton(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2023

Twente(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Evertonuntil Jul 2020

About N. Markelo

Nathangelo Alexandro Markelo is a 27-year-old full-back who plays for Vitesse, born on January 7, 1999 in Groningen, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Curaçao. Vitesse currently sit 7th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Markelo has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 589 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

N. Markelo's next match is on November 2, 2026, when Vitesse face Jong Ajax away in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Markelo at 40.3 with a Season form score of 9.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League 2 and the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, N. Markelo has totalled 173 club appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 30 appearances for Jong PSV U21.

N. Markelo's career has also included time at HHebar 1918, Roda, Fortuna Sittard, Excelsior, Everton and Twente.

On the international stage, N. Markelo has represented Curaçao — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vitesse finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points