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Espen Van Ee

Espen Van Ee

Midfielder · FC Arouca · 23 · Netherlands

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Season score
43.8
Liga Portugal 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks
45.1
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.5M
+€300k (+25%) since 28 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 29 Sep 2026

Photo: Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
5 Jul 2003
Height
179 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
102 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

27 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 44.6 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
6–12 Oct 202619037.747.237.3
15–21 Sep 202615948.447.048.4
8–14 Sep 202616845.747.045.6
1–7 Sep 202614537.247.236.7
25–31 Aug 202617956.246.647.6
18–24 Aug 202617248.346.348.2
11–17 Aug 202618038.846.738.4
4–10 Aug 202617036.947.136.4
12–18 May 202619038.647.638.2
5–11 May 202619047.547.547.4
28 Apr – 4 May 202619046.447.546.9
21–27 Apr 202617562.246.552.5
14–20 Apr 202616145.946.445.9
7–13 Apr 202619048.846.148.8
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619041.546.341.1
17–23 Mar 202619039.346.739.0
10–16 Mar 202619044.046.843.8
3–9 Mar 202619043.746.943.6
17–23 Feb 202618543.647.143.4
10–16 Feb 202618447.246.947.1
3–9 Feb 202619037.147.736.9
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202618942.848.043.3
20–26 Jan 202617043.048.342.7
13–19 Jan 202619049.348.149.3
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202616547.548.147.4
23–29 Dec 202519048.747.948.6
16–22 Dec 202518748.047.747.9
9–15 Dec 202518538.848.739.3
2–8 Dec 202516237.249.836.7
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202514539.550.639.1
21–27 Oct 202514543.951.243.7
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202511960.951.061.3
23–29 Sep 202511144.151.246.3
16–22 Sep 202511985.450.056.0

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: level with expectation (−1.4 a week).

30.040.050.060.070.02 Dec30 Dec3 Feb10 Mar14 Apr12 May25 AugExpected 47.2Score 37.7

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.5M +€300k (+25%) since 28 May 2026 29 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.5M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €1.4M–€4.0M +38% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +12% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Luca Kerber at 23 (€1.3M, scoring 44.7) +54%; Ilias Sebaoui at 24 (€1.5M, scoring 43.7) +200%; Djibril Soumaré at 22 (€1.5M, scoring 44.6) +167%.
0€500K€1.0M€1.5M20252026€1.5M€1.5M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.5M
29 Sep 2026Transfermarkt€1.5M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€1.2M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
28 May 2025Transfermarkt€1.3M
28 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€1.5M
17 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€800k
14 Oct 2024Transfermarkt€800k
31 May 2024Transfermarkt€400k
13 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€200k

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

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
31 Aug 2025Heerenveen Arouca€300k
1 Jul 2024Heerenveen U21 HeerenveenUndisclosed
18 Jul 2023Vitesse U21 Heerenveen U21Free or loan
1 Jul 2021Vitesse U18 Vitesse U21Undisclosed

What the score is made of

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

  • Shooting −0.49
  • Creating −0.73
  • Progressing −0.61
  • Keeping the ball +0.34
  • Defending −0.02
  • Aerial +0.35
  • Finishing +0.45

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

025507510028 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Omar Mascarell Al-Khaleej · 33 · cheaper48.0€700k97%Compare
Philip Brittijn Fortuna Sittard · 2241.8€2.0M96%Compare
Jesper Karlström Udinese · 3145.4€4.0M96%Compare
Newton São Paulo · 2645.0€3.0M95%Compare
Johnny Cardoso Atlético Madrid · 2551.8€20.0M94%Compare
Matías Vecino No club · 35––94%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Espen Van Ee.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Liga Portugal 26/27Liga PortugalFC Arouca856343.842.3
Liga Portugal 25/26Liga PortugalFC Arouca261,89245.244.4

Latest matches

34 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 1–09000–0.0037.7
19 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting CPD 2–25900–0.0048.4
13 Sep 2026Liga PortugalSanta ClaraL 1–26800–0.0145.7
7 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaD 0–04500–0.0037.2
29 Aug 2026Liga PortugalCS MarítimoW 2–179100.120.0256.2
23 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat FC PortoL 0–27200–0.0148.3
16 Aug 2026Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 4–08000–0.0138.8
8 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Vitória SCW 1–07000–0.0136.9
16 May 2026Liga PortugalTondelaW 3–19000–0.0138.6
11 May 2026Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteW 3–19000–0.0147.5
All 34 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 1–09000–0.0037.7
19 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting CPD 2–25900–0.0048.4
13 Sep 2026Liga PortugalSanta ClaraL 1–26800–0.0145.7
7 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaD 0–04500–0.0037.2
29 Aug 2026Liga PortugalCS MarítimoW 2–179100.120.0256.2
23 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat FC PortoL 0–27200–0.0148.3
16 Aug 2026Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 4–08000–0.0138.8
8 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Vitória SCW 1–07000–0.0136.9
16 May 2026Liga PortugalTondelaW 3–19000–0.0138.6
11 May 2026Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteW 3–19000–0.0147.5
2 May 2026Liga PortugalSanta ClaraD 2–290000.070.0146.4
24 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat FC AlvercaL 1–275100.030.0262.2
19 Apr 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 1–061000.010.0345.9
12 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting BragaL 0–19000–0.0248.8
6 Apr 2026Liga PortugalEstoril PraiaW 3–29000–0.0241.5
21 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat MoreirenseW 1–09000–0.0139.3
14 Mar 2026Liga PortugalBenficaL 1–29000–0.0144.0
6 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat FamalicãoL 0–190000.020.0243.7
21 Feb 2026Liga PortugalCD NacionalW 3–08500–0.0243.6
14 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat Casa PiaL 2–38400–0.0147.2
7 Feb 2026Liga PortugalVitória SCW 3–290000.030.0137.1
31 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat Rio AveW 3–089000.070.0242.8
24 Jan 2026Liga PortugalSporting CPL 1–27000–0.0043.0
17 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat AVS - Futebol SADW 1–09000–0.0449.3
3 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat TondelaL 1–36501–0.2147.5
28 Dec 2025Liga PortugalGil VicenteD 2–29000–0.0348.7
21 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat Santa ClaraD 0–08700–0.0048.0
14 Dec 2025Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 1–085000.100.0338.8
7 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat CF Estrela AmadoraL 1–36200–0.0037.2
1 Dec 2025Liga PortugalSporting BragaL 0–44500–0.0039.5
25 Oct 2025Liga Portugalat BenficaL 0–54500–0.0043.9
5 Oct 2025Liga PortugalFamalicãoD 1–11900–0.0060.9
29 Sep 2025Liga PortugalFC PortoL 0–411000.030.0044.1
20 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat CD NacionalW 2–119100.26–85.4