Field Insider

Robert Klaasen

Experienced headMVV · 32 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRobert Klaasen
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age32
Date of birth6 Sept 1993
BirthplaceAmsterdam
Height177 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubMVV
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
76
Minutes

Domestic-league season · MVV.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

R. Klaasen is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at MVV, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 27. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Klaasen.

On the season, Klaasen graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.145 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 32 Klaasen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending up
22
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
27.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.14
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · MVV finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

32
Apps
4.14
Def. / 90
62
Tackles
27
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles62
Interceptions27
Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.