Vito van Crooij

Following his move to Sparta Rotterdam, Crooij's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 48→14), while his Rating eased 53→32. 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
2022/23	NEC Nijmegen	38	13	12	7.38	—	—
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 in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

V. van Crooij is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sparta Rotterdam, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 78 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Crooij.

Judged on this season alone, Crooij graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 10 of the 10 central midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.439 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 6th of 10 of the 10 central midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 30 Crooij is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.3 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 2025/264 clubs

Current potential6th of 10 central midfielders · Eredivisie Current season8th of 10 central midfielders · Eredivisie 8th-best central midfielder in the Eredivisie 64th in the Eredivisie · potential 6th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eredivisie

31.5

Ratingi

6th of 10 central midfielders

13.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.7%

Minutes

limited game time

1.44

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

1.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.44 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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.5, Crooij carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eredivisie of 10. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.44 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 %32.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.09

Goal contribution / 900.18

Defensive actions / 901.439

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 30, Crooij sits on 7.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Crooij's projected Rating — 31.5 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

NEC Nijmegen(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

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 NEC Nijmegen, born on January 29, 1996 in Venlo, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. NEC Nijmegen currently sit 11th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, V. van Crooij has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,001 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

V. van Crooij's next match is on August 29, 2026, when NEC Nijmegen face PEC Zwolle away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. van Crooij at 31.5 with a Season form score of 13.6, ranking 64th of 78 central midfielders in the Eredivisie. 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 13 recorded seasons, V. van Crooij has totalled 399 club appearances with 91 goals and 56 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for NEC Nijmegen.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points