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Full nameNils Rossen
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth1 Aug 2005
BirthplaceWijchen
Height181 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubTelstar
Central midfielderalso played FWD
28
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
2330
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Telstar.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Telstar's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 28 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie283123306.92
KNVB Beker5013326.88

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

N. Rossen is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Telstar, rated 72.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 46th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 286th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (83.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rossen.

Judged on this season alone, Rossen graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 24 central midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.704 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 42 → 41). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 13% of the 24 central midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 21 Rossen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 30 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Rossen missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 28 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.

From the career report
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Rossen is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 13% central midfielders · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 25% central midfielders · Eredivisie6th-best central midfielder in the Eredivisie46th in the Eredivisie · potential3rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Eredivisie286th-highest potential U-23 tracked
72.4
Ratingi
3rd of 24 central midfielders
41.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
83.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.7
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Telstar finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

2.7
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
27
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 83.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.4, Rossen carries the 3rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 13%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Telstar finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.