Nolan Martens

Following his move to Excelsior, Martens's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating climbed 52→59. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Excelsior · 10th	2	0	0	6.15	59	8
2025/26	Excelsior · 13th	9	0	1	6.58	59	6
2025/26	De GraafschapLoan · 4th	14	1	2	6.87	52	8
2024/25	Excelsior · 2nd	16	0	0	6.62	49	4

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.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Martens is a 22-year-old full-back at De Graafschap, rated 52 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martens.

On the season, Martens graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.66 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 22 Martens is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

7.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.1%

Minutes

limited game time

2.66

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · De Graafschap finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.66

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 52 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 %29.1%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.086

Assists / 900.172

Goal contribution / 900.257

Defensive actions / 902.66

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900

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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 22, Martens sits on 14.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Martens's projected Rating — 52 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Excelsior(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

De Graafschap(on loan)Feb 2026 – Jun 2026

Excelsioruntil Feb 2026

About N. Martens

Nolan Martens is a 22-year-old full-back who plays for Excelsior, born on July 7, 2004, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Excelsior currently sit 10th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Martens has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 119 minutes, averaging a 6.15 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 15, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs PSV Eindhoven (45 minutes, 5.6 rating)
August 7, 2026: 4-0 win away at Cambuur (74 minutes, 6.7 rating)

N. Martens's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Excelsior face Sparta Rotterdam at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Martens at 52 with a Season form score of 7.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, N. Martens has totalled 108 club appearances with 9 goals and 6 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 22 appearances for KRC Genk II.

N. Martens's career has also included time at De Graafschap.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.