Following his move to OH Leuven, Verlinden's current-season form is down 15% on last season (Season 20→17), while his Rating eased 52→41. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	OH Leuven · 3rd	26	2	4	6.93	41	17
2024/25	OH Leuven	23	4	9	7.31	—	—
2024/25	Beerschot VA · 3rd	21	2	4	7.12	52	20
2023/24	Beerschot VA · 1st	23	4	9	7.31	50	38
2022/23	Beerschot VA · 3rd	23	4	9	7.31	48	36
2021/22	Dunajska Streda	16	1	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Fortuna Sittard · 15th	1	0	0	—	52	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium U19	8	2
Belgium U17	10	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

T. Verlinden is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at OH Leuven, rated 41.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 52nd of 75 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Verlinden.

On the season, Verlinden graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 4 assists in 26 appearances (0.369 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 27 Verlinden is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2024/25

52nd in the Jupiler Pro League · potential

41.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

16.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.37

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

2 goals in 26 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.23 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.4 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions 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.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.6%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.123

Assists / 900.246

Goal contribution / 900.369

Defensive actions / 902.03

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.246

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 27, Verlinden sits on 13.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Verlinden's projected Rating — 41.4 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 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles24—

Interceptions9—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

OH LeuvenFeb 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Beerschot VAuntil Feb 2025

BBeerschot WilrijkJun 2022 – Feb 2025Free

Dunajska StredaSept 2021 – Jun 2022

Fortuna SittardJan 2021 – Sept 2021

Stoke City(back from loan)Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

Bolton(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jan 2020

Stoke Cityuntil Sept 2019

About T. Verlinden

Thibaud Christa Philippe Verlinden is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for OH Leuven, born on July 9, 1999 in Brugge, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Belgium. OH Leuven currently sit 16th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, T. Verlinden has made 26 appearances with 2 goals and 4 assists across 1,463 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

T. Verlinden's next match is on August 29, 2026, when OH Leuven face Standard Liege at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Verlinden at 41.4 with a Season form score of 16.8, ranking 52nd of 75 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. 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 10 recorded seasons, T. Verlinden has totalled 167 club appearances with 20 goals and 38 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 26 appearances for OH Leuven.

T. Verlinden's career has also included time at Beerschot VA, BBeerschot Wilrijk, Dunajska Streda, Fortuna Sittard, Stoke City and Bolton.

On the international stage, T. Verlinden has represented Belgium U19 and Belgium U17 — 18 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points