Nathangelo Markelo

Markelo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 41. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vitesse · 11th	2	1	7	41	26
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

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

N. Markelo is a 27-year-old full-back at Vitesse, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.24 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 26 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.238 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 27 Markelo is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.8 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

41.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

26.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.24

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vitesse finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.24 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 %60.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.238

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.218

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 27, Markelo sits on 12.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Markelo's projected Rating — 41.3 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

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles78

Interceptions11

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

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 11th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Markelo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 180 minutes.

N. Markelo's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Vitesse face Den Bosch away in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Markelo at 41.3 with a Season form score of 26.1. 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 168 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.