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Ruben Kluivert

Squad depthLyon · 25 yrsRotation

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

Profile

Full nameRuben Kluivert
PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age25
Date of birth21 May 2001
BirthplaceAmsterdam
Height187 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubLyon
Full-back
16
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
805
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lyon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
UEFA Champions League100905.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

R. Kluivert is a 25-year-old full-back at Lyon, rated 71.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 35th of 123 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kluivert.

Judged on this season alone, Kluivert graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 4 clean sheets and 3.354 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 37% of the 22 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 25 Kluivert is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
71.1
Ratingi
8th of 22 full-backs
19.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.35
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

16
Apps
3.35
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 71.1, Kluivert carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 22 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions9
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.