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Ruud Nijstad 4

FC Twente Centre Back Age 18 Height 195 cm Left foot Netherlands

Deployed as Centre Back in 6 of last 10 starts

69% of team minutes · 2575 minutes, 29 starts in 41 team matches 70th percentile
2 + 1 goals and assists · 0.10 per 90 · 4% of team goals 49th percentile
6.80 average rating over 31 rated matches 52nd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Hard to beatRarely foulsSwitches play well Few interceptionsRarely tackles

DNA strand · vs Eredivisie defenders (n = 97) · 2575 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.80 52 Goals + assists /90 0.10 49 Share of team minutes 69% 70 Cards /90 0.00 80 Fouls /90 0.31 96

Defence

Defensive actions /90 5.94 16 Tackles /90 0.94 9 Tackle success 70% 84 Interceptions /90 0.66 7 Clearances /90 3.88 48 Blocked shots /90 0.45 42 Recoveries /90 3.95 50 Duel success 57% 58 Aerials won /90 1.22 34 Aerial success 56% 11 Dribbled past /90 0.07 98 Errors /90 0.03 61 Possession lost /90 7.86 73

On the ball

Passes /90 59.52 82 Pass accuracy 88% 70 Final-third passes /90 7.86 81 Accurate crosses /90 0.03 28 Long balls won /90 3.91 91

Threat

Goals /90 0.07 70 xG /90 0.03 36 Chances created /90 0.24 16 Key passes /90 0.21 15

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 · FC Twente results by his involvement

29 matches · 12–12–5 · 1.66 ppg · 1.9 scored, 1.38 conceded per game · 2410 minutes

Team 1.66 ppg when he starts (29) v 2.15 when he does not (13)

"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 6.8 6.76.96.46.97.46.76.77.26.16.46.66.77.66.86.67.26.46.96.8
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 W 2–0 v ADO Den Haag · Eredivisie Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-09-09 W 1–0 v Telstar · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.05 1.0 0.0 6.9
2026-09-06 D 2–2 at FC Groningen · Eredivisie Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-09-06 D 2–2 at FC Groningen · Eredivisie Centre Back – – – – –
2026-08-30 W 4–1 at SC Cambuur · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 1 0.04 1.0 0.0 7.2
2026-08-27 W 4–1 at Qarabağ · Europa Conference League Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.6
2026-08-20 L 0–1 v Qarabağ · Europa Conference League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-08-16 W 3–1 v PEC Zwolle · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.06 1.0 0.0 7.6
2026-08-13 D 3–3 at Dunajská Streda · Europa Conference League Left Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-07-30 D 2–2 at Ferencvárosi · Europa League Centre Back 90 – 1.0 0.0 6.6
2026-07-23 L 1–2 v Ferencvárosi · Europa League Centre Back 90 – 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-17 L 1–5 at PSV · Eredivisie Centre Back 88 0.07 2.0 0.0 6.1
2026-05-10 W 4–0 v Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
2026-05-03 D 2–2 at AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-04-25 D 1–1 v NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie Centre Back 66 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-04-10 W 2–1 v FC Volendam · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 1 0.13 1.0 1.0 7.4
2026-04-04 W 2–1 at Ajax · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.06 1.0 0.0 6.9
2026-03-21 W 2–1 at Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-03-15 L 0–2 v FC Utrecht · Eredivisie Centre Back 63 0.29 2.0 0.0 6.9
2026-03-08 W 4–1 at Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie Centre Back 72 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7

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

FC Twente

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Eredivisie current 6 6 450 83% 1 0 0.1 6.97 76th #110 (1) –
2026/2027 · Europa Conference League current 3 3 270 69% 0 0 0.0 6.7 0th – –
2026/2027 · Europa League current 2 2 180 100% 0 0 – 6.52 – –
2025/2026 · Eredivisie 21 18 1675 55% 1 1 0.7 6.8 47th #226 (1) #262 (1)

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 · 0 moves

No transfers recorded.

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Ruud Nijstad with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.