Parra's current-season form is up 525% on last season (Season 4→25), while his Rating held around 13. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Beerschot VA · 3rd	27	4	1	6.63	13	25
2024/25	Beerschot VA · 3rd	9	0	1	6.54	13	4
2023/24	Almere City FC · 13th	32	2	1	6.57	27	15
2022/23	Almere City FC · 3rd	9	1	0	6.67	19	3
2021/22	Apollon Smirnis · 8th	18	0	0	—	17	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U19	9	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

R. van La Parra is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Beerschot VA, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 26% of Challenger Pro League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13, ranking 174th of 183 in the Challenger Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Parra.

Judged on this season alone, Parra graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 46 central midfielders in the Challenger Pro League, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 1.819 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 25). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 43rd of 46 of the 46 central midfielders in the Challenger Pro League. At 35 Parra is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Parra is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

Current potential43rd of 46 central midfielders · Challenger Pro League Current seasonTop 27% central midfielders · Challenger Pro League 12th-best central midfielder in the Challenger Pro League 174th in the Challenger Pro League · potential 43rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Challenger Pro League

Ratingi

43rd of 46 central midfielders

25.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.82

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Beerschot VA finished 3rd of 17 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.82

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 17) 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 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.82 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13, Parra carries the 43rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Challenger Pro League of 46. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.1%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.26

Assists / 900.065

Goal contribution / 900.325

Defensive actions / 901.819

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.325

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 35, Parra sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Parra's projected Rating — 13 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 central midfielders in the Challenger Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions7

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

Beerschot VAFeb 2025 – Jun 2026

Almere City FCuntil Feb 2025

AApollon SmirnisSept 2021 – Feb 2025Free

WWürzburger KickersFeb 2021 – Sept 2021

UUD LogroñésNov 2020 – Feb 2021

FK Crvena ZvezdaSept 2019 – Nov 2020

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2019

Middlesbrough(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Huddersfield(on loan)Mar 2016 – Jan 2019

Wolves(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Mar 2016

Brighton(on loan)Nov 2015 – Jan 2016

WolvesJul 2014 – Nov 2015Free

HeerenveenAug 2011 – Jul 2014Free

Caenuntil Aug 2011

About R. van La Parra

Rajiv van La Parra is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Beerschot VA, born on June 4, 1991 in Rotterdam, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Beerschot VA currently sit 5th of 15 in the Challenger Pro League.

This season

In the current season, R. van La Parra has made 27 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 1,385 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

R. van La Parra's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Beerschot VA face RSC Anderlecht II away in the Challenger Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. van La Parra at 13 with a Season form score of 25.2, ranking 174th of 183 central midfielders in the Challenger Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Liga and the Ligue 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, R. van La Parra has totalled 374 club appearances with 32 goals and 9 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 43 appearances for Huddersfield.

R. van La Parra's career has also included time at Almere City FC, AApollon Smirnis, WWürzburger Kickers, UUD Logroñés, FK Crvena Zvezda, Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, Wolves, Brighton, Heerenveen and Caen.

On the international stage, R. van La Parra has represented Netherlands U19 — 9 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Beerschot VA finished 3rd of 17 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points