# NEC Nijmegen 2–1 AZ Alkmaar · Ratings and player of the match · 2025-26 Eredivisie | Sir Balone

> Ratings for every player in NEC Nijmegen v AZ Alkmaar (2–1), matchday 7, 2025-26 Eredivisie. Player of the match: Ahmetcan Kaplan (47).

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/nec-nijmegen-az-alkmaar-2025-09-28/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 7

## [NEC Nijmegen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/nec-nijmegen-494/2025-26/) 2 – 1 [AZ Alkmaar](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/az-alkmaar-61/2025-26/)

- Önal 26'
- Proper 79'

- Sadiq 60'
- Clasie 85'

28 September 2025

### The match in data

NEC Nijmegen got the better of AZ Alkmaar, 2–1, on 28 September 2025, on matchday 7 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), rated 47, thanks above all to 17 duels won and 9 aerials won. Kaplan produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 1.3 times the cost.

For AZ Alkmaar, the highest-rated player was Wouter Goes, with 59.

Jordy Clasie was sent off at 85'.

47

Player of the match

### [Ahmetcan Kaplan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ahmetcan-kaplan-37344222/)

NEC Nijmegen · 90'

Produced **1.47×** and cost **1.33×** their position's average

Added

- 17 duels won 3.5×
- 9 aerials won 4.0×
- 7 final-third passes 1.2×

Took away

- 9 duels lost 2.4×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.4×

### Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

**NEC Nijmegen**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Dirk Proper](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dirk-proper-23661356/) | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| [Thomas Ouwejan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/thomas-ouwejan-26370/) | Defender | 58 | 55 |
| [Bryan Linssen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/bryan-linssen-23657/) | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| [Kodai Sano](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kodai-sano-37619473/) | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| [Ahmetcan Kaplan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ahmetcan-kaplan-37344222/) ★ | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| [Koki Ogawa](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/koki-ogawa-312118/) | Forward | 81 | 46 |
| [Brayann Pereira](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/brayann-pereira-37342613/) | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| [Darko Nejasmic](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/darko-nejasmic-3568417/) | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| [Gonzalo Crettaz](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/gonzalo-crettaz-25548537/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| [Başar Önal](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/basar-onal-37623398/) | Midfielder | 81 | 39 |
| [Sami Ouaissa](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sami-ouaissa-37648056/) | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| [Deveron Fonville](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/deveron-fonville-37618295/) | Defender | 32 | 27 |
| [Virgil Misidjan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/virgil-misidjan-24340/) | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| [Youssef El Kachati](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/youssef-el-kachati-29506/) | Forward | 9 | no rating |

**AZ Alkmaar**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wouter Goes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/wouter-goes-37597888/) | Defender | 82 | 59 |
| [Isak Jensen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/isak-jensen-37542362/) | Forward | 44 | 49 |
| [Ibrahim Sadiq](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ibrahim-sadiq-5640853/) | Forward | 90 | 45 |
| [Peer Koopmeiners](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/peer-koopmeiners-10966288/) | Midfielder | 46 | 44 |
| [Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rome-jayden-owusu-oduro-37597900/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| [Mees de Wit](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mees-de-wit-537691/) | Defender | 64 | 42 |
| [Dave Kwakman](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/dave-kwakman-37597898/) | Midfielder | 44 | 41 |
| [Alexandre Penetra](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/alexandre-penetra-23278611/) | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| [Jordy Clasie](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jordy-clasie-1764/) | Midfielder | 85 | 40 |
| [Mateo Chávez](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mateo-chavez-37661731/) | Defender | 26 | 40 |
| [Mexx Meerdink](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mexx-meerdink-37600255/) | Forward | 74 | 38 |
| [Ro-Zangelo Daal](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ro-zangelo-daal-37597889/) | Forward | 46 | 38 |
| [Sven Mijnans](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/sven-mijnans-22136638/) | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| [Denso Kasius](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/denso-kasius-37366611/) | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| [Lequincio Zeefuik](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/lequincio-zeefuik-37568010/) | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| [Matej Sin](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/matej-sin-37619216/) | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |

### Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

**Which NEC Nijmegen player made the most interceptions?**

Brayann Pereira, with 3 interceptions. Next: Ahmetcan Kaplan 1, Darko Nejasmic 1.

Brayann Pereira stood out defensively for NEC Nijmegen with 3 interceptions in the 2–1 win. Pereira clearly outpaced Ahmetcan Kaplan and Darko Nejasmic, who recorded just 1 each.

**Which AZ Alkmaar player won the most aerial duels?**

Mexx Meerdink, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Wouter Goes 2, Alexandre Penetra 2.

Mexx Meerdink dominated the air for AZ Alkmaar, winning 6 aerial duels. Meerdink tripled the tally of both Wouter Goes and Alexandre Penetra, who won 2 each.

### How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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