Following his move to SV Darmstadt 98, Verkooijen's current-season form is down 63% on last season (Season 30→11), while his Rating eased 58→54. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	SV Darmstadt 98 · 16th	4	0	0	5.43	54	11
2025/26	PSV Eindhoven · 1st	3	0	0	6.6	59	0

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

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Elite prospectDefensive midfielder

N. Verkooijen is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Jong PSV U21, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 2nd of 50 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 25th of 566 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (54.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Verkooijen.

On the season, Verkooijen graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals, 2 assists and 2.22 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 20 Verkooijen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

2nd in the Eerste Divisie · potential 25th-highest potential U-21 tracked

58.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

38.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

54.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.22

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Jong PSV U21 finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.22

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.48 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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 %54.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.386

Assists / 900.097

Goal contribution / 900.483

Defensive actions / 902.22

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.097

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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 20, Verkooijen sits on 16.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Verkooijen's projected Rating — 58.8 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

Goals8—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles32—

Interceptions10—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

SV Darmstadt 98Jun 2026 – nowFree

PSV Eindhovenuntil Jun 2026

About N. Verkooijen

Nicolas Verkooijen is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Jong PSV U21, born on December 5, 2005, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Jong PSV U21 currently sit 6th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Verkooijen has made 28 appearances with 8 goals and 2 assists across 1,865 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

N. Verkooijen's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Jong PSV U21 face Vitesse away in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Verkooijen at 58.8 with a Season form score of 38.4, ranking 2nd of 50 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, N. Verkooijen has totalled 52 club appearances with 9 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 28 appearances for Jong PSV U21.

N. Verkooijen's career has also included time at SV Darmstadt 98 and PSV Eindhoven.

On the international stage, N. Verkooijen has represented Belgium U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.