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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of PEC Zwolle's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2157 | 7.13 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.2 |
Scout report
R. Thomas is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at PEC Zwolle, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 54% of Eredivisie defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33, ranking 245th of 284 in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thomas.
Judged on this season alone, Thomas graded 38 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.174 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 38). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 38th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 31 Thomas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Thomas missed 4 games through injury (inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Thomas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
5.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 5.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33, Thomas carries the 38th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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