ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.
Also this season
On loan at Excelsior — Eredivisie: 9 apps, 0g 1a, 481 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at De Graafschap; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisieat Excelsior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6.7 |
Scout report
N. Martens is a 22-year-old full-back at De Graafschap, rated 50.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 254th of 1757 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martens.
Judged on this season alone, Martens graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet and 2.357 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 50, top 9% of the 34 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 22 Martens is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · De Graafschap finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.44 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.3, Martens carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 34 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.36 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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