Siebe Van der Heyden

AI Scouting Report

Van der Heyden is a high-volume defensive catalyst who functions as an auxiliary playmaker while maintaining an elite, predatory reading of the game. His statistical profile is a study in proactive defending; ranking in the top 5% for interceptions, he doesn't just stop attacks, he anticipates them before they crystallize. While his 56.3 passes per 90 place him among the league’s most involved distributors, it is his verticality that truly pops, with his progressive passing into the final third sitting in the top 20% of the Pro League. Counterintuitively, despite being a goal threat from set-pieces (top 30%), his 46.7% aerial win rate is merely pedestrian, suggesting he relies more on intelligent positioning than raw physical dominance in the air.