Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Cambuur they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Roda, and it is not being withdrawn.
2 assists, 7.31, and a Zwolle player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
The phone has started ringing about Sami Bouhoudane again, and this time the name on the line is Hammarby. PSV are listening politely and promising nothing.
9.40 for a Roda player whose contribution is measured entirely in other people's celebrations. The providers' chart is the one nobody frames and everybody in a dressing room reads.
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a AZ man on 7.88 with 2 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Apr 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Ajax
Mika Godts was marked 7.93 and had a hand in 3 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Groningen is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Roda, and it is not being withdrawn.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a NEC player marked 8.52, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 9.61 across 2 matches for NEC.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Ajax heard it as anything else.
The month closes with Troy Parrott out in front — 3 goals in 2 games, and AZ have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Ismaël Baouf is the division's player of the month — 7.97
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Cambuur man on 7.97 with 2 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Ismaël Baouf is the month's best young player — 7.97
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.97 over the month and 2 goal contributions, from a Cambuur player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at De Graafschap, and it is not being withdrawn.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Jari Vlak will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around ADO Den Haag the goodbyes have quietly begun.
4 assists, 6.21, and a Roda player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The deal that would have taken Dylan Vente to Groningen has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Heerenveen with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Troy Parrott is the division's best-marked player — 8.33
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.33 across 2 matches for AZ.
The month closes with Younes Taha out in front — 6 goals in 5 games, and Groningen have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
Younes Taha is the division's player of the month — 8.63
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Groningen man on 8.63 with 6 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Feyenoord
Leo Sauer was marked 8.36 and had a hand in 4 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Heerenveen can pretend not to have heard.
5 assists, 6.56, and a Willem II player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Cambuur they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.74 across 5 matches for Excelsior.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at AZ hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
The month closes with Ahmetcan Kaplan out in front — 3 goals in 4 games, and NEC have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Ahmetcan Kaplan is the division's player of the month — 8.74
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a NEC man on 8.74 with 3 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Maher Carrizo is the month's best young player — 7.85
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.85 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Roda player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Excelsior, and it is not being withdrawn.
2 assists, 7.53, and a NEC player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Evan Rottier will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around ADO Den Haag the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Ahmetcan Kaplan averaged 8.74 over 4 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at PSV heard it as anything else.
Marked 8.25 across it, 2 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Excelsior have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for ADO Den Haag
Illaijh de Ruijter was marked 7.23 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Cambuur can pretend not to have heard.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Utrecht U20 player marked 6.96, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Oscar Gloukh averaged 9.43 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Twente heard it as anything else.
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at ADO Den Haag, another week without a signature from Jari Vlak.
The month closes with João Pinto out in front — 7 goals in 5 games, and Vitesse have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2026
Sem Steijn is the division's player of the month — 8.50
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Feyenoord man on 8.50 with 3 goal contributions.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 8.03 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a PSV player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Roda can pretend not to have heard.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 5 of them made by a NEC player marked 8.04, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2026
Highest marks in the league belong to a Feyenoord man
Fabiano Rust averaged 8.60 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Groningen, another week without a signature from Jorg Schreuders.
Marked 8.21 across it, 1 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Excelsior have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 8.21 over the month and 2 goal contributions, from a ADO Den Haag player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Feyenoord can pretend not to have heard.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Kasper Dolberg reports back to Ajax with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
3 assists, 6.85, and a Zwolle player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
Guus Til is the division's best-marked player — 8.44
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.44 across 2 matches for PSV.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Ajax hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
2 in 4 for Vitesse. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 3 goals in 3 appearances for Excelsior.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2026
Lewis Schouten is the division's player of the month — 8.56
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Excelsior man on 8.56 with 3 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2026
Stijn Bultman is the month's best young player — 7.83
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.83 over the month and 1 goal contributions, from a De Graafschap player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
The offer from AZ for Guus Til was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 4 of them made by a PSV player marked 8.44, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Esmir Bajraktarević averaged 8.82 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at PSV heard it as anything else.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Tijmen Holla reports back to Excelsior with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at AZ heard it as anything else.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Willem II has been clear about where Jari Schuurman stands, which is more than many ever get.