Stijn Spierings
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Real Salt Lake.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Brondby — UEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 157 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Real Salt Lake; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | 1 | 760 | 7.13 |
Scout report
S. Spierings is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Real Salt Lake, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 36% of Major League Soccer defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 372nd of 481 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (62% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Spierings.
Judged on this season alone, Spierings graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.113 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 37th of 44 of the 44 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Spierings is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) 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 62% 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. 4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 23, Spierings carries the 37th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 44, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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