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Full nameSem Scheperman
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age24
Date of birth24 Jun 2002
BirthplaceHolten
Height188 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubHeracles
Defensive midfielder
16
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1124
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Heracles.

Injury-affected season

Missed 17 of Heracles's ~34 games this season through 16 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle, injury). He still appeared 16 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie161111246.89

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Defensive midfielder

S. Scheperman is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Heracles, rated 62.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 138th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (73.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Scheperman.

Judged on this season alone, Scheperman graded 48 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.685 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 48). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 22nd of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 24 Scheperman is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Scheperman missed 16 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 16 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.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential22nd of 41 defensive midfielders · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 37% defensive midfielders · Eredivisie15th-best defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie138th in the Eredivisie · potential22nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie
62.4
Ratingi
22nd of 41 defensive midfielders
47.8
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
73.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
5.69
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Heracles finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

5.69
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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 73.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 5.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 62.4, Scheperman carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Heracles finished 18th 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 (5.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target7
Shots14

Passing

Assists1
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success50%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles42
Interceptions11
Blocks18
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.