Sam de Grand

Following his move to Jong AZ, Grand's current-season form is down 81% on last season (Season 21→4), while his Rating climbed 50→53. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Jong AZ · 13th	2	0	0	6.3	53	4
2025/26	Lommel United · 5th	29	1	8	7.11	50	21
2024/25	Lommel United · 11th	13	1	2	7.29	44	11
2023/24	Lommel United · 4th	19	1	6	7.23	49	23
2022/23	Lommel United · 3rd	19	1	6	7.23	48	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCreative Full-back

S. de Grand is a 21-year-old full-back at Lommel United, rated 49.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Grand.

On the season, Grand graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 2.846 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 21 Grand is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 consistent

476th-highest potential U-23 tracked

49.6

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

21.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

64.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.85

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lommel United finished 5th of 17 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 17) 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 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.43 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.39 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 49.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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 %64.8%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.048

Assists / 900.386

Goal contribution / 900.434

Defensive actions / 902.846

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.241

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 21, Grand sits on 9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Grand's projected Rating — 49.6 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 full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists8

Defending

Tackles41

Interceptions13

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

AZ AlkmaarJul 2026 – now

Lommel UnitedJan 2023 – Jul 2026

KRC Genk IIuntil Jan 2023

About S. de Grand

Sam de Grand is a 21-year-old full-back who plays for AZ Alkmaar, born on October 5, 2004. He is from Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar currently sit 1st of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, S. de Grand has made 29 appearances with 1 goal and 8 assists across 1,866 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

S. de Grand's next match is on August 29, 2026, when AZ Alkmaar face GO Ahead Eagles at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. de Grand at 49.6 with a Season form score of 21.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, S. de Grand has totalled 89 club appearances with 4 goals and 22 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 29 appearances for Lommel United.

S. de Grand's career has also included time at Lommel United and KRC Genk II.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.