David van der Werff

Midfielder · FC Groningen · 22 · Netherlands

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Season score: 43.8; Eredivisie 26/27, 9 matches
Last 5 weeks: 39.7; average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value: €5.0M; +€3.0M (+150%) since 28 May 2026; Transfermarkt, 25 Sep 2026

Photo: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born: 31 Aug 2004
Height: 180 cm
Foot: R
Contract until: 30 Jun 2030
Wikipedia views: 131 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

32 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 46.2 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table

Week	Matches	Minutes	Score	Expected	Underlying
13–19 Oct 2026	1	83	37.9	46.1	38.3
6–12 Oct 2026	1	85	43.0	46.2	42.7
15–21 Sep 2026	1	85	29.3	47.2	31.4
8–14 Sep 2026	1	64	40.0	47.5	39.9
1–7 Sep 2026	1	90	47.8	47.4	49.5
25–31 Aug 2026	1	82	49.4	47.1	41.8
18–24 Aug 2026	1	67	42.3	47.3	45.8
11–17 Aug 2026	1	90	50.4	47.0	44.9
4–10 Aug 2026	1	90	52.1	46.5	52.7
19–25 May 2026	1	67	41.1	46.6	41.0
12–18 May 2026	1	61	48.4	46.4	37.2
5–11 May 2026	1	69	53.0	45.9	54.0
28 Apr – 4 May 2026	1	56	30.8	46.5	30.1
21–27 Apr 2026	1	69	42.3	46.6	42.6
7–13 Apr 2026	1	74	38.9	46.9	40.0
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	1	70	44.7	46.9	46.2
17–23 Mar 2026	1	90	53.2	46.3	54.0
10–16 Mar 2026	1	80	31.0	47.3	33.6
3–9 Mar 2026	1	90	29.0	48.7	29.0
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026	1	90	49.0	48.6	51.1
17–23 Feb 2026	1	66	42.9	48.9	45.7
10–16 Feb 2026	1	79	45.4	49.1	45.2
3–9 Feb 2026	1	87	38.0	50.1	37.6
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026	1	86	47.0	50.4	47.2
20–26 Jan 2026	1	80	56.2	49.8	56.4
13–19 Jan 2026	1	90	55.1	49.3	60.4
6–12 Jan 2026	1	18	47.3	49.3	47.2
16–22 Dec 2025	1	10	24.9	49.5	24.0
9–15 Dec 2025	1	21	25.3	50.1	26.5
2–8 Dec 2025	2	38	43.5	50.4	45.3
18–24 Nov 2025	1	65	41.3	51.1	44.8
4–10 Nov 2025	1	58	37.9	52.0	41.7
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025	1	71	63.6	51.1	71.1
21–27 Oct 2025	1	80	50.0	51.3	43.8
14–20 Oct 2025	1	89	51.5	51.4	53.9
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025	1	73	56.9	50.9	59.0
23–29 Sep 2025	1	69	62.3	49.5	63.2
9–15 Sep 2025	1	78	45.8	50.1	46.1
19–25 Aug 2025	1	9	54.9	50.0	55.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −3.3 a week below expectation.

Market value

Where these come from

Transfermarkt €5.0M +€3.0M (+150%) since 28 May 2026 25 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year

Current estimate €4.8M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh

Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €4.3M–€10.0M +33% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +23% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Gaetano Oristanio at 22 (€6.0M, scoring 43.6) −17%; Kacper Kozłowski at 22 (€4.5M, scoring 43.3) +56%; Yassine Titraoui at 22 (€5.0M, scoring 45.6) +80%.

Every value as a table

Date	Source	Value
22 Oct 2026	Current estimate (BSD)	€4.8M
25 Sep 2026	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
28 May 2026	Transfermarkt	€2.0M
11 Mar 2026	Transfermarkt	€1.2M
2 Dec 2025	Transfermarkt	€900k
27 Sep 2025	Transfermarkt	€600k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers

Date	Move	Fee
23 Dec 2024	Groningen U21 FC Groningen	Undisclosed
1 Jul 2022	Groningen U18 Groningen U21	Undisclosed

What the score is made of

Eredivisie 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

Shooting +0.07
Creating +0.47
Progressing −0.01
Keeping the ball −1.84
Defending −0.31
Aerial −0.59
Finishing +0.16

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 25 weeks.

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level

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Miguel Almirón Atlanta United · 32	43.1	€7.0M	97%Compare
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Younes Taha FC Twente · 23	41.3	€6.5M	94%Compare
Ollie Tanner Cardiff City · 24 · cheaper	40.3	€1.2M	94%Compare
Kingsley Coman Al-Nassr · 30	42.2	€20.0M	94%Compare
Niko Tsakiris San Jose Earthquakes · 21	40.7	€5.0M	93%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of David van der Werff.

Seasons

Season	Competition	Team	Matches	Minutes	Score	Underlying
Eredivisie 26/27	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	9	736	43.8	43.2
VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	31	1,983	46.0	46.9

Latest matches

40 since July 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
18 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax	L 2–5	83	0	0	0.09	0.06	37.9
11 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 5–1	85	0	0	–	0.28	43.0
18 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	W 3–0	85	0	2	0.32	0.15	29.3
12 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at Go Ahead Eagles	D 1–1	64	0	0	0.03	0.00	40.0
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	D 2–2	90	0	1	0.19	0.14	47.8
28 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	L 2–3	82	1	0	0.21	0.48	49.4
23 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 1–5	67	0	0	0.32	0.09	42.3
16 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	W 4–1	90	1	0	0.36	0.52	50.4
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.06	0.68	52.1
21 May 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	L 0–2	67	0	0	0.02	0.04	41.1

All 40 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
18 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax	L 2–5	83	0	0	0.09	0.06	37.9
11 Oct 2026	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 5–1	85	0	0	–	0.28	43.0
18 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	W 3–0	85	0	2	0.32	0.15	29.3
12 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	at Go Ahead Eagles	D 1–1	64	0	0	0.03	0.00	40.0
6 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	FC Twente	D 2–2	90	0	1	0.19	0.14	47.8
28 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	L 2–3	82	1	0	0.21	0.48	49.4
23 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 1–5	67	0	0	0.32	0.09	42.3
16 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	at ADO Den Haag	W 4–1	90	1	0	0.36	0.52	50.4
9 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.06	0.68	52.1
21 May 2026	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	L 0–2	67	0	0	0.02	0.04	41.1
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	at Heracles Almelo	W 2–1	61	1	0	0.13	0.01	48.4
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen	W 2–1	69	0	0	0.07	–	53.0
2 May 2026	Eredivisie	Excelsior	L 2–3	56	0	1	–	0.09	30.8
25 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	at Feyenoord	L 1–3	69	0	0	0.05	0.10	42.3
11 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	Go Ahead Eagles	D 0–0	74	0	0	0.14	0.18	38.9
4 Apr 2026	Eredivisie	at SC Telstar	W 2–0	70	0	0	0.16	0.19	44.7
22 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	AZ Alkmaar	W 3–0	90	0	1	0.08	0.24	53.2
13 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	at PEC Zwolle	D 1–1	80	0	0	0.34	0.03	31.0
7 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.09	0.06	29.0
1 Mar 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Volendam	L 2–3	90	0	0	0.24	0.16	49.0
22 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	at FC Twente	L 1–2	66	0	0	0.25	0.03	42.9
14 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	L 1–2	79	0	0	–	0.04	45.4
8 Feb 2026	Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven	L 1–2	87	0	0	–	0.07	38.0
31 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	at Sparta Rotterdam	L 0–2	86	0	0	0.03	0.19	47.0
25 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard	L 1–2	80	0	0	–	0.43	56.2
18 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	at SC Heerenveen	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.58	0.05	55.1
10 Jan 2026	Eredivisie	NAC Breda	D 0–0	18	0	0	–	0.01	47.3
21 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at Go Ahead Eagles	D 1–1	10	0	0	–	0.01	24.9
13 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	FC Volendam	W 3–0	21	0	0	0.06	0.06	25.3
5 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at Excelsior	W 2–0	18	0	0	–	0.01	35.1
2 Dec 2025	Eredivisie	at AFC Ajax	L 0–2	20	0	0	0.10	0.07	51.2
23 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle	D 2–2	65	0	0	0.31	0.23	41.3
9 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	at NEC Nijmegen	L 0–2	58	0	0	0.31	0.01	37.9
2 Nov 2025	Eredivisie	FC Twente	D 1–1	71	0	0	0.64	0.40	63.6
25 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	at Fortuna Sittard	W 2–1	80	1	0	0.36	0.01	50.0
19 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	L 0–2	89	0	0	0.25	0.34	51.5
3 Oct 2025	Eredivisie	at NAC Breda	W 2–1	73	0	0	0.17	0.16	56.9
28 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	Feyenoord	L 0–1	69	0	0	0.04	0.42	62.3
14 Sep 2025	Eredivisie	at FC Utrecht	W 1–0	78	0	0	0.04	0.04	45.8
23 Aug 2025	Eredivisie	at PSV Eindhoven	L 2–4	9	0	0	–	0.00	54.9