Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fortuna Sittard.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Fortuna Sittard's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (muscle, inactive). He still appeared 15 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 901 | 6.85 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Scout report
S. van Ottele is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Fortuna Sittard, rated 58.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ottele.
Judged on this season alone, Ottele graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.695 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, 28th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 24 Ottele is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ottele missed 6 games through injury (muscle, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 15 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Fortuna Sittard finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side
4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 58.1, Ottele carries the 28th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 41. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
