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Pepijn van de Merbel

Squad depthDen Bosch · 24 yrsStarter

Profile

Full namePepijn van de Merbel
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityNetherlands
Age24
Date of birth18 Mar 2002
BirthplaceOud Gastel
Height186 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubDen Bosch
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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11
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
9%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
990
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Den Bosch.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Eerste Divisie1907.3

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

P. van de Merbel is a 24-year-old goalkeeper at Den Bosch, rated 49.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 20th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (57.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merbel.

Judged on this season alone, Merbel graded 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 19 of the 19 goalkeepers in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 6 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 22% of the 19 goalkeepers in the Eerste Divisie. At 24 Merbel is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.7 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
Current potential4th of 19 goalkeepers · Eerste Divisie · 11 appsCurrent season12th of 19 goalkeepers · Eerste Divisie · 11 apps12th-best goalkeeper in the Eerste Divisie20th in the Eerste Divisie · potential4th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Eerste Divisie
49.9
Ratingi
4th of 19 goalkeepers
1.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Den Bosch finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

11
Apps
1
Clean sheets
9%
CS rate
57.9%
Minutes

1 clean sheet in 11 appearances (9% of games).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.9, Merbel carries the 4th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eerste Divisie of 19 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1
Saves43
Save rate72.9%
Goals conceded16

Distribution

Passes396
Pass accuracy54%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.