ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.3 |
Scout report
R. Besselink is a 22-year-old central defender at De Graafschap, rated 50 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 16th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 269th of 1757 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (52.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Besselink.
Judged on this season alone, Besselink graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet and 4.228 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 6% of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 22 Besselink is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · De Graafschap finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50, Besselink carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 37 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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