Simon Janssen

Janssen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating held around 55. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Excelsior · 10th	2	0	2	7.45	55	5
2025/26	Excelsior · 13th	13	0	1	6.51	55	5
2024/25	VVV Venlo · 14th	31	2	1	6.99	53	24
2023/24	VVV Venlo · 12th	37	1	4	7.13	61	30
2022/23	VVV Venlo · 7th	36	1	2	6.97	61	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

S. Janssen is a 25-year-old full-back at Excelsior, rated 54.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Janssen.

On the season, Janssen graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.785 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 25 Janssen is in his prime years, and a market index of 25.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2025/26

54.9

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.79

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 54.9 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.174

Defensive actions / 902.785

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~25), then tapers with age. At 25, Janssen sits on 25.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Janssen's projected Rating — 54.9 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions6

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

ExcelsiorJun 2025 – nowFree

VVV Venlountil Jun 2025

About S. Janssen

Simon Janssen is a 25-year-old full-back who plays for Excelsior, born on September 25, 2000 in Venlo, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Excelsior currently sit 10th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, S. Janssen has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 161 minutes, averaging a 7.45 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 15, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs PSV Eindhoven (80 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 7, 2026: 4-0 win away at Cambuur (81 minutes, 2 assists, 8.6 rating)

S. Janssen's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Excelsior face Sparta Rotterdam at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Janssen at 54.9 with a Season form score of 5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, S. Janssen has totalled 182 club appearances with 4 goals and 14 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 37 appearances for VVV Venlo.

S. Janssen's career has also included time at VVV Venlo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.