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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1857 | 6.49 |
 KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 7.1 |
Scout report
O. Aertssen is a 22-year-old full-back at PEC Zwolle, rated 65.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 419th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aertssen.
Judged on this season alone, Aertssen graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 4 clean sheets and 4.701 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 38% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 22 Aertssen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.7 reflects that trajectory.
Aertssen is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — 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 65.5, Aertssen carries the 18th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie (top 38%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th 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 solid defensive volume (4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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