Domestic-league season · Utrecht.
Missed 6 of Utrecht's ~36 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee, groin). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1468 | 6.69 |
 UEFA Europa League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 6.28 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
Vesterlund's current-season form is up 144% on last season (Season 9→22), while his Rating eased 62→55. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Utrecht · 6th | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6.69 | 55 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Utrecht · 4th | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6.81 | 62 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Tromso · 3rd | 30 | 5 | 5 | 6.94 | 50 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Tromso · 7th | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6.71 | 44 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Tromso · 12th | 25 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 41 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | Trelleborg · 13th | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Vesterlund is a 27-year-old full-back at Utrecht, rated 55.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 201st of 299 in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (54.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vesterlund.
Judged on this season alone, Vesterlund graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 51 of the 51 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets and 2.084 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 38th of 51 of the 51 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 27 Vesterlund is in his prime years, and a market index of 70.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Vesterlund missed 6 games through injury (knee, groin) out of roughly 36 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 55.1, Vesterlund carries the 38th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie of 51. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 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.
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 (~71), then tapers with age. At 27, Vesterlund sits on 70.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Vesterlund's projected Rating — 55.1 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.
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