Claes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→33), while his Rating climbed 59→61. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Zulte Waregem · 3rd	3	1	0	7.57	61	33
2025/26	Zulte Waregem · 3rd	34	2	1	6.86	59	33
2024/25	Genk · 3rd	8	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Zulte Waregem	22	6	0	7.05	—	—

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

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

T. Claes is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Zulte Waregem, rated 61.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (85.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Claes.

On the season, Claes graded 33 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.651 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 22 Claes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.4 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 downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

61.1

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

33.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

85.9%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.65

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Zulte Waregem finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.65

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 61.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.9%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.065

Assists / 900.032

Goal contribution / 900.097

Defensive actions / 902.651

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.097

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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 22, Claes sits on 18.4, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Claes's projected Rating — 61.1 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 central midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles51

Interceptions20

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Zulte WaregemJun 2025 – now

Genkuntil Jun 2025

About T. Claes

Thomas Claes is a 22-year-old central midfielder who plays for Zulte Waregem, born on March 26, 2004 in Bilzen, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Zulte Waregem currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, T. Claes has made 3 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 7.57 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs SK Beveren (90 minutes, 1 goal, 9.3 rating)
August 15, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Union St. Gilloise (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Genk (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

T. Claes's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Zulte Waregem face KVC Westerlo away in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Claes at 61.1 with a Season form score of 33.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, T. Claes has totalled 147 club appearances with 27 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 34 appearances for Zulte Waregem.

T. Claes's career has also included time at Genk.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.