Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Wolfswinkel's current-season form is level with last season (Season 30→32), while his Rating eased 21→15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 72).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Twente · 4th	31	8	0	6.67	15	32
2024/25	Twente · 6th	30	7	1	6.93	21	30
2023/24	Twente · 3rd	32	16	1	7.28	23	55
2022/23	Twente · 5th	38	9	7	6.9	29	48
2021/22	Twente · 4th	32	16	8	7.14	38	72

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

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	2	0
Netherlands U21	6	3

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

R. van Wolfswinkel is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Twente, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wolfswinkel.

On the season, Wolfswinkel graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances (0.414 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 32). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 37 Wolfswinkel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

15.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

31.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.41

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Twente finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.26

Goals / app

8 goals in 31 appearances (0.26 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.414

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.414

Defensive actions / 901.914

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.207

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 37, Wolfswinkel sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Wolfswinkel's projected Rating — 15.2 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 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions10

Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€23.5M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowEnd of career

TwenteJul 2021 – Jun 2026Free

FC Basel 1893Jun 2017 – Jul 2021€ 5M

VitesseJul 2016 – Jun 2017€ 600K

Real Betis(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

Norwich(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Aug 2015

Saint Etienne(on loan)Aug 2014 – Jul 2015

NorwichJul 2013 – Aug 2014€ 10M

Sporting CPJul 2011 – Jul 2013€ 5.1M

UtrechtJul 2009 – Jul 2011€ 2.8M

Vitesseuntil Jul 2009

About R. van Wolfswinkel

Ricky van Wolfswinkel is a 37-year-old centre-forward who plays for Twente, born on January 27, 1989 in Woudenberg, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Twente currently sit 12th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, R. van Wolfswinkel has made 31 appearances with 8 goals and 0 assists across 1,740 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

R. van Wolfswinkel's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Twente face Cambuur away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. van Wolfswinkel at 15.2 with a Season form score of 31.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Schweizer Pokal and the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, R. van Wolfswinkel has totalled 504 club appearances with 174 goals and 26 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Twente.

R. van Wolfswinkel's career has also included time at FC Basel 1893, Vitesse, Real Betis, Norwich, Saint Etienne, Sporting CP and Utrecht.

On the international stage, R. van Wolfswinkel has represented Netherlands and Netherlands U21 — 8 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Twente finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points