Vito van Crooij

Following his move to Willem II, Crooij's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating climbed 32→37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 67).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sparta RotterdamLoan · 10th	18	1	1	6.76	32	14
2025/26	NEC Nijmegen	8	1	0	6.7	—	—
2024/25	NEC Nijmegen · 8th	26	10	6	7.17	53	48
2024/25	Al Wehda Club · 16th	1	0	0	6.7	27	0
2023/24	Al Wehda Club · 13th	24	0	0	6.6	37	0
2023/24	Sparta Rotterdam · 8th	3	0	1	7.4	43	3
2022/23	Sparta Rotterdam · 6th	38	14	12	7.38	71	67
2021/22	Sparta Rotterdam · 14th	33	5	4	6.71	67	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

V. van Crooij is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sparta Rotterdam, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Crooij.

On the season, Crooij graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 30 Crooij is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.2%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.2% 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 24 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.27

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 30, Crooij sits on 5.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Crooij's projected Rating — 24 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 Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Willem IIAug 2026 – now

NEC Nijmegen(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

Sparta Rotterdam(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

NEC NijmegenSept 2024 – Jan 2026

AAl Wehda ClubSept 2023 – Sept 2024

Sparta RotterdamJul 2021 – Sept 2023Free

VVV VenloAug 2020 – Jul 2021

PEC ZwolleJul 2018 – Aug 2020

VVV Venlountil Jul 2018

About V. van Crooij

Vito van Crooij is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Willem II, born on January 29, 1996 in Venlo, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Willem II currently sit 18th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, V. van Crooij has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 19 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

September 19, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Fortuna Sittard (19 minutes, 6.3 rating)

V. van Crooij's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Willem II face Utrecht away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. van Crooij at 24 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Eerste Divisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, V. van Crooij has totalled 362 club appearances with 78 goals and 44 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Sparta Rotterdam.

V. van Crooij's career has also included time at NEC Nijmegen, Sparta Rotterdam, AAl Wehda Club, VVV Venlo and PEC Zwolle.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points