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Sami Ouaissa

Rising assetNEC Nijmegen · 21 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSami Ouaissa
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth2 Oct 2004
BirthplaceSittard
Height170 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubNEC Nijmegen
Central midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
79
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NEC Nijmegen.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie100797.5
UEFA Champions League100706.6

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

S. Ouaissa is a 21-year-old central midfielder at NEC Nijmegen, rated 82 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (86.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ouaissa.

On the season, Ouaissa graded 54 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals, 6 assists and 1.566 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 43). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 82. At 21 Ouaissa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.3 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Ouaissa is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2024/25
82
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
54
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
86.4%
Minutes
near ever-present
1.57
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · NEC Nijmegen finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

32
Apps
1.57
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
12
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

1.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 6 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.41 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.57 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 82 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.57 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists6

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions12
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1