Siebe Van der Heyden

Heyden's current-season form is up 8% on last season (Season 40→43), while his Rating climbed 42→44. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gent · 5th	2	0	1	7.1	44	43
2025/26	Gent · 5th	36	2	1	6.76	42	40
2024/25	FC St. PauliLoan · 14th	13	1	0	6.62	57	16
2024/25	Mallorca · 10th	2	0	0	6.55	56	1
2023/24	Mallorca · 15th	6	0	0	6.63	62	7
2022/23	Union St. Gilloise · 3rd	32	1	2	6.83	55	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Full-back

S. Van der Heyden is a 28-year-old full-back at Gent, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (83.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heyden.

On the season, Heyden graded 40 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 4.478 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 40 → 43). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 28 Heyden is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

44.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

39.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

83.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.48

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gent finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.48

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 83.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 44.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %83.3%

Available fixtures41 of 41

Goals / 900.059

Assists / 900.029

Goal contribution / 900.088

Defensive actions / 904.478

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.322

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 28, Heyden sits on 12.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Heyden's projected Rating — 44.3 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 Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles54

Interceptions74

Blocks25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

GentJul 2025 – now

Mallorca(back from loan)Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

FC St. Pauli(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

MallorcaJul 2023 – Jan 2025€ 2.5M

Union St. Gilloiseuntil Jul 2023

FC EindhovenAug 2018 – Jul 2023

OOostendeJul 2016 – Aug 2018Free

Anderlechtuntil Jul 2016

About S. Van der Heyden

Siebe Van der Heyden is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Gent, born on May 30, 1998 in Denderleeuw, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Gent currently sit 5th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, S. Van der Heyden has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 180 minutes, averaging a 7.1 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 2-1 win away at RAAL La Louvière (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs KV Mechelen (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

S. Van der Heyden's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Gent face Club Brugge KV at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Van der Heyden at 44.3 with a Season form score of 39.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Challenger Pro League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Van der Heyden has totalled 194 club appearances with 7 goals and 4 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 36 appearances for Gent.

S. Van der Heyden's career has also included time at Mallorca, FC St. Pauli, Union St. Gilloise, FC Eindhoven, OOostende and Anderlecht.

On the international stage, S. Van der Heyden has represented Belgium — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.