Yannick Thoelen

Following his move to Antwerp, Thoelen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→2), while his Rating eased 11→9. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 6).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Antwerp · 3rd	7	1	14%	7.15	10	2
2024/25	KV Mechelen	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2023/24	KV Mechelen · 2nd	4	1	25%	—	11	2
2022/23	KV Mechelen · 2nd	6	1	17%	6.07	17	2
2021/22	KV Mechelen · 2nd	5	1	20%	6.8	19	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Jupiler Pro League: on the pitch for 79% of Antwerp's available minutes this season, up from 14% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Y. Thoelen is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Antwerp, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thoelen.

On the season, Thoelen graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 36 Thoelen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

9.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13.8%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Antwerp finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

14%

CS rate

13.8%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 7 appearances (14% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (13th of 18) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.2 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %13.8%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 36, Thoelen sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Thoelen's projected Rating — 9.2 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 goalkeepers in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

AntwerpJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

KV MechelenJul 2019 – Jan 2025

GentAug 2015 – Jul 2019

Lommel UnitedJul 2011 – Aug 2015

KV Mechelenuntil Jul 2011

About Y. Thoelen

Yannick Thoelen is a 36-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Antwerp, born on July 18, 1990 in Tessenderlo, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Antwerp currently sit 13th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Thoelen has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 496 minutes.

Y. Thoelen's next match is on November 7, 2026, when Antwerp face Lommel United at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Thoelen at 9.2 with a Season form score of 1.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Y. Thoelen has totalled 219 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 34 appearances for Lommel United.

Y. Thoelen's career has also included time at KV Mechelen, Gent and Lommel United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

★ Standout performer

Output in context · Antwerp finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Watch points