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Philippe Sandler 3

NEC Nijmegen Centre Back Age 29 Height 190 cm Right foot Netherlands
Injured · Unknown Injury · 4 missed

Deployed as Centre Back in 7 of last 10 starts

52% of team minutes · 1846 minutes, 23 starts in 39 team matches 49th percentile
0 + 2 goals and assists · 0.10 per 90 · 3% of team goals 48th percentile
6.51 average rating over 27 rated matches 11th percentile
4 games missed in the last 12 months · 1 spell (1 injury) out now · Unknown Injury
Hard to beatKeeps the ball Few crosses landRarely scores

DNA strand · vs Eredivisie defenders (n = 97) · 1846 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.51 11 Goals + assists /90 0.10 48 Share of team minutes 52% 49 Cards /90 0.49 4 Fouls /90 1.51 15

Defence

Defensive actions /90 7.26 42 Tackles /90 1.07 17 Tackle success 64% 62 Interceptions /90 1.02 39 Clearances /90 4.78 66 Blocked shots /90 0.39 32 Recoveries /90 4.73 79 Duel success 51% 22 Aerials won /90 2.54 77 Aerial success 64% 23 Dribbled past /90 0.29 86 Errors /90 0.20 14 Possession lost /90 7.17 81

On the ball

Passes /90 56.21 72 Pass accuracy 89% 80 Final-third passes /90 6.24 59 Accurate crosses /90 0.00 0 Long balls won /90 2.68 69

Threat

Goals /90 0.00 0 xG /90 0.02 25 Chances created /90 0.44 36 Key passes /90 0.29 27

Each rung is a percentile among Eredivisie defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · NEC Nijmegen results by his involvement

23 matches · 10–8–5 · 1.65 ppg · 1.83 scored, 1.57 conceded per game · 1751 minutes

Team 1.65 ppg when he starts (23) v 1.38 when he does not (16)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.51 5.66.06.36.36.76.36.86.86.87.06.57.66.86.76.47.26.86.66.46.1
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-17 L 0–5 at Juventus · Europa League Centre Back 67 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1
2026-09-12 L 0–3 at SC Cambuur · Eredivisie Centre Back 58 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-09-08 D 2–2 v Excelsior · Eredivisie Defender sub 44 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-08-11 W 2–1 v Olympiacos F.C. · Champions League Centre Back 34 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-08-08 L 1–2 v Telstar · Eredivisie Defender sub 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
2026-05-17 W 2–1 v Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie Centre Back 85 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-10 L 1–2 at FC Groningen · Eredivisie Central Midfield 60 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-05-02 D 1–1 v Telstar · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 0.17 2.0 0.0 6.8
2026-04-25 D 1–1 at FC Twente · Eredivisie Central Midfield 90 1 0.12 1.0 2.0 7.6
2026-04-12 D 1–1 v Feyenoord · Eredivisie Centre Back 62 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-04-04 W 2–0 at Excelsior · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-03-22 D 2–2 v SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-03-08 W 3–0 v FC Volendam · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-21 D 1–1 at Ajax · Eredivisie Centre Back 69 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-11 L 1–3 v FC Utrecht · Eredivisie Centre Back 59 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3
2026-02-07 W 4–1 v Heracles Almelo · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-01-31 W 3–1 at AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie Defender sub 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-01-24 W 2–1 v PEC Zwolle · Eredivisie Centre Back 46 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-01-17 W 4–3 at NAC Breda · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2025-12-20 D 2–2 v Ajax · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

NEC Nijmegen

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 1 1 67 74% 0 0 0.0 6.14 – –
2026/2027 · Eredivisie current 3 1 128 24% 0 0 0.0 6.71 – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 1 1 34 11% 0 0 0.0 6.79 – –
2025/2026 · Eredivisie 25 23 1874 61% 1 3 1.1 6.61 14th #196 (1) #72 (3)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 7 moves · €2.5m in fees

  1. 11 Aug 2022 Free transfer Feyenoord → NEC Nijmegen Centre Back
  2. 31 Jan 2022 Free transfer Manchester City → Feyenoord Centre Back
  3. 25 Jan 2022 End of loan Troyes → Manchester City Centre Back
  4. 31 Aug 2021 Loan Manchester City → Troyes Defender
  5. 30 Jun 2020 End of loan Anderlecht → Manchester City Defender
  6. 17 Jul 2019 Loan Manchester City → Anderlecht Defender
  7. 31 Jul 2018 Transfer PEC Zwolle → Manchester City €2.5m Centre Back

Injuries and suspensions · 15 spells · 15 injuries · 103 games missed

  • injury Unknown Injury at NEC Nijmegen 12 Aug 2026 → ongoing 4 missed · 37 days
  • injury Knock at NEC Nijmegen 29 Aug 2025 → 29 Sep 2025 3 missed · 31 days
  • injury Foot Injury at NEC Nijmegen 4 Jul 2024 → 2 Nov 2024 15 missed · 121 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at NEC Nijmegen 28 Apr 2024 → 30 Jun 2024 5 missed · 63 days
  • injury Knee Injury at NEC Nijmegen 15 Oct 2023 → 25 Nov 2023 4 missed · 41 days
  • injury Unknown Injury at NEC Nijmegen 1 Aug 2023 → 20 Sep 2023 6 missed · 50 days
  • injury Fitness at NEC Nijmegen 11 Aug 2022 → 13 Oct 2022 8 missed · 63 days
  • injury Fitness at Feyenoord 31 Jan 2022 → 23 Apr 2022 14 missed · 82 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at Troyes 25 Sep 2021 → 1 Jan 2022 13 missed · 98 days
  • injury Knee Surgery at PEC Zwolle 7 May 2018 → 26 Oct 2018 17 missed · 172 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at PEC Zwolle 19 Mar 2018 → 6 Apr 2018 1 missed · 18 days
  • injury Broken Collarbone at PEC Zwolle 24 Nov 2017 → 1 Jan 2018 7 missed · 38 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at PEC Zwolle 22 Sep 2017 → 12 Oct 2017 3 missed · 20 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at PEC Zwolle 8 Dec 2016 → 17 Dec 2016 2 missed · 9 days
  • injury Leg Injury at PEC Zwolle 3 Nov 2016 → 17 Nov 2016 1 missed · 14 days

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