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S. Graves

Solid contributorPEC Zwolle · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameSimon Graves Jensen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityDenmark
Age27
Date of birth22 May 1999
BirthplaceHolstebro
Height191 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubPEC Zwolle
Centre-back
32
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2681
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie320226816.82
KNVB Beker100906.2

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

S. Graves is a 27-year-old central defender at PEC Zwolle, rated 56.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 189th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (90.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Graves.

Judged on this season alone, Graves graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets and 3.189 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 31st of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 27 Graves is in his prime years, and a market index of 25.9 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potential31st of 49 centre-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 39% centre-backs · Eredivisie19th-best centre-back in the Eredivisie189th in the Eredivisie · potential31st-highest potential centre-back in the Eredivisie
56.2
Ratingi
31st of 49 centre-backs
28.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
90.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.19
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
30
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.2, Graves carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 49, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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Transfer news

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