Pepijn van de Merbel

Merbel's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→6), while his Rating held around 57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Den Bosch · 9th	3	0	0%	6.83	57	6
2025/26	Den Bosch · 9th	40	5	13%	6.98	57	6
2024/25	Den Bosch · 9th	24	9	38%	6.99	55	29
2023/24	NAC Breda · 8th	5	1	20%	6.74	48	2
2022/23	NAC Breda · 6th	2	0	0%	5.95	46	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Solid contributorGoalkeeper

P. van de Merbel is a 24-year-old goalkeeper at Den Bosch, rated 57.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (95% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merbel.

On the season, Merbel graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets across 40 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 24 Merbel is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

57.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

5.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

95%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.05

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Den Bosch finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

13%

CS rate

95%

Minutes

5 clean sheets in 40 appearances (13% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 95% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 57.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %95%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.053

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.053

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 24, Merbel sits on 16.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Merbel's projected Rating — 57.4 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 goalkeepers in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Den BoschJun 2024 – nowFree

NAC Bredauntil Jun 2024

About P. van de Merbel

Pepijn van de Merbel is a 24-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Den Bosch, born on March 18, 2002 in Oud Gastel, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Den Bosch currently sit 9th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, P. van de Merbel has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Heracles (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

P. van de Merbel's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Den Bosch face Vitesse at home in the Eerste Divisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. van de Merbel at 57.4 with a Season form score of 5.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, P. van de Merbel has totalled 74 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 40 appearances for Den Bosch.

P. van de Merbel's career has also included time at NAC Breda.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.