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Rio Hillen

Rising starNAC Breda · 23 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameRio Hillen
PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age23
Date of birth5 Mar 2003
BirthplaceAmsterdam
Height187 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubNAC Breda
Full-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
945
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NAC Breda.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie100906.2

Scout report

Rising starFull-back

R. Hillen is a 23-year-old full-back at NAC Breda, rated 53.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 5th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (55.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hillen.

Judged on this season alone, Hillen graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 clean sheets and 2.476 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 3% of the 34 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 23 Hillen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2025/26
53.5
Ratingi
1st of 34 full-backs
14.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · NAC Breda finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
2.48
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
4
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.5, Hillen carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 34 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots7

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes525
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success53.3%
Duels won66
Duels won %61.1%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions4
Blocks2
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.