Aerschot's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lokeren-Temse · 6th	5	1	0	6.64	24	21
2025/26	Lokeren-Temse · 8th	23	3	0	6.65	24	21
2024/25	Lokeren-Temse · 7th	29	2	3	6.76	33	18
2023/24	Lokeren-Temse	31	7	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Heist	34	11	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

S. Van Aerschot is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Lokeren-Temse, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aerschot.

On the season, Aerschot graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances (0.193 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 30 Aerschot is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Aerschot is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Lokeren-Temse finished 8th of 17 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

3 goals in 23 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.6%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.193

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.193

Defensive actions / 902.059

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.386

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Aerschot sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Aerschot's projected Rating — 24 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 attacking midfielders in the Challenger Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles23—

Interceptions9—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards1

Transfer history

Lokeren-TemseJul 2023 – nowFree

HHeistuntil Jul 2023

LLierse KempenzonenJul 2019 – Jul 2023

TThes Sportuntil Jul 2019

About S. Van Aerschot

Sam Van Aerschot is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Lokeren-Temse, born on December 29, 1995. He is from Belgium. Lokeren-Temse currently sit 6th of 15 in the Challenger Pro League.

This season

In the current season, S. Van Aerschot has made 5 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 256 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Van Aerschot's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Lokeren-Temse face Excelsior Virton at home in the Challenger Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Van Aerschot at 24 with a Season form score of 13.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, S. Van Aerschot has totalled 155 club appearances with 25 goals and 3 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 34 appearances for Heist.

S. Van Aerschot's career has also included time at HHeist, LLierse Kempenzonen and TThes Sport.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.