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Chapter one · read the club

Heerenveen,read in full.

Robin Veldman's side sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · centre-forward · below its rivals
The best of them, Dylan Vente, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Heerenveen in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · central midfield · too few players
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: centre-forward

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Aurélien Scheidler
Club
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Jupiler Pro League (ahead of ). That is more than Dylan Vente, the last of Heerenveen's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Market value .
Peter Itodo
Club
TOV FK Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · two-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. That is more than Dylan Vente, the last of Heerenveen's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Market value .
Egor Golenkov
Club
FK Rostov
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier Liga (ahead of ). He would compete with Dylan Vente () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Hidden gems · young, rising

Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
Club
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Dylan Vente () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Farouck Adekami
Club
Royal Antwerp FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, left midfield · right-footed
Why him
He would compete with Dylan Vente () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Royal Antwerp FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Miles Leaburn
Club
Charlton Athletic
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Dylan Vente () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Charlton Athletic's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.

Second need: central midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
Club
TOV FK Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier Liga (ahead of ). He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Market value .
Ousmane Diakité
Club
West Bromwich Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Market value .
Jessy Deminguet
Club
FC Metz
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Ligue 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Heerenveen's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp
Club
SC Telstar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. A move that can happen: SC Telstar sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Heerenveen. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Irakli Yegoian
Club
Excelsior Rotterdam
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Eredivisie (ahead of ). He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Excelsior Rotterdam sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Heerenveen. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Noah Naujoks
Club
Excelsior Rotterdam
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Eredivisie. He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Excelsior Rotterdam sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Heerenveen. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.

Hidden gems · young, rising

Andrey Ivlev
Club
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Nizhny Novgorod's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
Club
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Royal Charleroi Sporting Club's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mahamadou Susoho
Club
Kocaelispor
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Scottish Premiership (ahead of ). He would compete with Luuk Brouwers () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Kocaelispor's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Heerenveen today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Heerenveen
league points · Heerenveen
league goals scored · Heerenveen
league goals conceded · Heerenveen
recent league results, oldest first · Heerenveen
appointed head coach of Heerenveen · Robin Veldman

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen

ADO Den Haag win

Draw

Heerenveen win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

github.com/delta96040/dugout Read the full dossier