Ruud Nijstad

Nijstad's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 71. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 16).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Twente · 12th	1	0	0	7.7	71	16
2025/26	Twente · 4th	21	1	1	6.8	71	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U17	6	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

R. Nijstad is a 18-year-old central defender at Twente, rated 70.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a rotation option this season (54.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nijstad.

On the season, Nijstad graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.149 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71. At 18 Nijstad is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.

70.9

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

16.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

54.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.15

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 70.9 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %54.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.054

Assists / 900.054

Goal contribution / 900.107

Defensive actions / 902.149

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900

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 (~33), then tapers with age. At 18, Nijstad sits on 24.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Nijstad's projected Rating — 70.9 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-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions14

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

About R. Nijstad

Ruud Nijstad is a 18-year-old centre-back who plays for Twente, born on January 17, 2008, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Twente currently sit 12th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, R. Nijstad has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.7 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs PEC Zwolle (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)

R. Nijstad'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. Nijstad at 70.9 with a Season form score of 16.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 2 recorded seasons, R. Nijstad has totalled 22 club appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist for 1 club. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 21 appearances for Twente.

On the international stage, R. Nijstad has represented Netherlands U17 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.