Empire FGA
PSV Eindhoven · contract to 2030 ⚕ ACL injury (Sep '25) — out for 2025-26 Tier 2/3 ❌ 0/12 · Pending match-log review
Ruben van Bommel
🇳🇱
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands U21 · 11 caps ⚕ ACL · out 2025-26
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LW · 21yr · Meerssen (NL) · Son of Mark van Bommel · PSV academy → MVV Maastricht → AZ Alkmaar → PSV
Ruben
van Bommel
LW Eredivisie · Netherlands 🇳🇱 Netherlands U21 · 11 caps, 4 goals ⚕ ACL rupture · ruled out for the season
21
Born Aug 3, 2004
3G · 0A
Eredivisie 25-26 (381')
7.62
Avg FotMob rating
21 Sep
ACL injury date (vs Ajax)
2030
Contract expiry
Scored in his very first PSV match — Groningen, 23 Aug 2025 — before injury ended his season ⚕ Season effectively over after Sep 21 — ACL tear vs Ajax, ruled out for the remainder of 2025-26 ⚠️ Two supplied "U19" match links do not belong to this player — see Matches tab Father-son duo with Mark van Bommel: both have scored in the UEFA Champions League
Proxy FGA Rating
6.4
/ 10.0 · PROXY
Tier 1FotMob/Wiki/pressFull
Tier 2CompositePending
Tier 3Scout (Jim Totime)0/12 ❌
Data-only estimate from a 4-match, injury-truncated sample · not the evidence-weighted FGA · deliberately capped by the ACL tear and near-total lack of season data
3 apps
All Eredivisie
before injury
1st PSV season
⚕ SEASON-DEFINING INJURY — READ FIRST
On 21 September 2025, van Bommel suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear during a 2-2 draw with Ajax, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Everything statistical on this card is drawn from a tiny, pre-injury sample — roughly 3-4 Eredivisie appearances and 269-381 minutes depending on source. Treat every rate stat here as a small-sample flash, not a settled season profile. Update: Jim has since supplied the actual match file for that Ajax game (Matches tab) — this is the footage of the injury itself, not just a pre-injury data point.
📊 DATA STATUS · TIER 1 COMPLETE (PUBLIC RECORD) · TIER 2/3 NOT YET SCOUTED
Every number here is sourced from FotMob, Wikipedia, and Dutch press coverage (linked in Scouting Intel). Per Empire's evidence-first rule, OBI/SII/DMA/SPI Tier 3 metrics, Attribute ratings, and Philosophy Fit scores stay PENDING until match footage is logged.
🇳🇱 SV Meerssen → PSV academy (2013-2020) → MVV Maastricht (2020-2022, 15 goals in 31 games breakout) → AZ Alkmaar (2022-2025) → PSV Eindhoven (11 Jul 2025 · 5-yr deal to 2030)
7.62
Avg rating · pre-injury sample
A genuinely hot start, cut short. He scored on debut against Groningen (23 Aug 2025) and carried a 7.62 average rating into the Ajax match where his season effectively ended. That's a real, promising signal — but it's 3-4 matches, not a body of work.
3
Goals · Eredivisie
Incl. debut goal
381'
Minutes (FotMob)
Tiny sample
7.62
Avg rating
Hot pre-injury run
21 Sep
ACL injury date
Season over
11
NL U21 caps
4 goals
1
Yellow cards
Small sample
Profile
Full nameRuben van Bommel
BornAug 3, 2004 · Meerssen, NL
FatherMark van Bommel
ClubPSV Eindhoven
Joined PSV11 Jul 2025
ContractThrough 2030
Injury statusACL · out 2025-26
Tier 3 Status
0/12 confirmed
Confirmed (video-evidence required)
None confirmed. All 12 Tier 3 metrics require match-video evidence not yet collected for this player.
Only 1 of 3 standard PSV files is usable (Groningen, pre-injury). Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam post-date his ACL tear and could not have involved him.
Preliminary Data Verdict
A 21-year-old Dutch left winger, son of PSV legend Mark van Bommel, who scored on his PSV debut before a season-ending ACL injury cut his first campaign to roughly 3-4 matches.
Empire FGA Status — Not a Final Verdict
Tier 1 data-thin (injury-truncated) · Tier 2/3 unscored · FGA composite cannot be calculated. There simply isn't enough healthy-season data yet to draw real conclusions — revisit once he returns to fitness.
Style Notes — Preliminary
Media/data, not scored
Statistical Radar
Raw % from 4-match sample
FotMob Rating — Pre-Injury
Only matches available
❌ ATTRIBUTES PENDING — 0/24 SCORED
Attribute circles (Technical/Mental/Physical) are a scouting judgment — exactly the layer Empire's "no score without evidence" rule protects. Every row below is left unscored, and given the injury, this is likely to stay pending for longer than usual.
Technical / Attacking
Mental
Physical
Tier 1 — FotMob · Wikipedia · Press
Tier 2 — Composite
Pending
❌ NOT CALCULABLE YET
Tier 2 is derived directly from confirmed Tier 3 sub-metrics. Since Tier 3 is 0/12, Tier 2 has nothing to composite from.
FGA Weighting Breakdown
Season Context
1st PSV season — truncated
Groningen (23 Aug '25): Started, scored
Telstar (22 Mar '26): Excluded — post-ACL
Sparta R'dam (11 Apr '26): Excluded — post-ACL
Proxy FGA Rating — 6.4 / 10 · Methodology
Tier 1 estimate only · not the evidence-weighted FGA
⚠️ Read before citing this number
Empire's real FGA is 20% Tier 1 / 30% Tier 2 / 50% Tier 3. With Tier 2/3 both empty and Tier 1 itself limited to ~4 matches, this 6.4 is a deliberately conservative substitute — the per-match numbers (7.62 rating, a goal on debut) are genuinely strong, but the sample is too small and the injury too serious to score this any higher in good conscience.
Tier 3 · Awaiting Scout Assessment · 0 Matches Reviewed
Footage received, not yet scouted
Paste timestamped match observations from the Groningen file and I'll structure them into evidence logs. Note: only 1 of the 3 usable match files exists for him pre-injury — Tier 3 review here will always be a limited sample until he returns from the ACL tear.
OBIOff-Ball Intelligence❌ PENDING
SIISprint Intensity Index❌ PENDING
Video Completeness
All 10 Remaining Metrics
STYLE NOTES — PRELIMINARY (MEDIA & DATA), NOT A SCORED PHILOSOPHY FIT
Rather than assign fake fit percentages against Michels/Cruyff/Guardiola, the traits below are pulled straight from published career coverage and are qualitative only.
Sourced Style Descriptors
Left winger, goal-scoring breakout at MVV Maastricht (15 in 31) Scored on PSV debut vs Groningen Netherlands U21 regular, 2025 U21 Euros squad Father-son Champions League scorer duo with Mark van Bommel
Everything about the early PSV form (hot rating, goal on debut) points to a promising fit — but a serious injury this early in a first top-club season is exactly the kind of variable that can reshape a whole trajectory. Worth revisiting from scratch on his return.
Philosophy Fit Radar
Not available — Tier 3 required
Philosophy Fit scoring runs on Tier 3 evidence logs. 0 matches scouted → chart withheld rather than shown with invented numbers.
Career Timeline
Born Aug 3, 2004 · Meerssen, NL
Son of Mark van Bommel (PSV legend, Netherlands international); grandfather Bert van Marwijk was Netherlands manager. Youth at SV Meerssen, then PSV academy (2013-2020).
2020 · Joins MVV Maastricht
Breakout spell: 15 goals in 31 games in the Eerste Divisie, drawing multiple suitors.
2022 · Transfers to AZ Alkmaar
Continued development in the Eredivisie across three seasons.
25 Mar 2023 · Netherlands U20 debut
Sub appearance vs France U20, 2-1 win.
8 Sep 2023 · Netherlands U21 debut
Vs Moldova U21. Went on to 11 caps, 4 goals, featuring in the 2025 U21 Euros squad.
11 Jul 2025 · Signs with PSV Eindhoven
Five-year contract to 2030 — returning to his boyhood academy club.
23 Aug 2025 · Scores on debut vs FC Groningen
49th-minute goal in a 4-2 win — the start of a hot pre-injury run.
21 Sep 2025 · ACL tear vs Ajax
Season-ending injury in a 2-2 draw (Saibari 7', Gasiorowski 81' for PSV). Ruled out for the remainder of 2025-26. Match footage now on file — see Matches tab.
FotMob Rating — Pre-Injury Matches
Real data · only matches that exist
Transfer & Contract Ladder
AZ Alkmaar → PSV11 Jul 2025
ContractThrough 2030 (5-yr deal)
Current statusRehab — ACL, out 2025-26
Breakout: 15 goals in 31 games at MVV Maastricht (2020-22 spell), which triggered the move to AZ Alkmaar.
Season-by-Season Register
SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoalsNotes
2021-22MVV MaastrichtEerste Divisie3115Breakout season
2022-25AZ AlkmaarEredivisieMulti-season—3 seasons of development
2025-26 (pre-injury)PSVEredivisie381 min37.62 avg rating · scored on debut
2025-26 (post-Sep 21)PSV—00⚕ ACL rehab — season over
Data-Driven Scouting Report — Preliminary
Public sources only · Tier 3 not conducted
Ruben van Bommel is a 21-year-old Dutch left winger for PSV Eindhoven, born 3 August 2004 in Meerssen — the son of PSV and Netherlands legend Mark van Bommel, and grandson of former Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk through his mother's side. He came through PSV's own academy before leaving for MVV Maastricht, where a 15-goal breakout season triggered a move to AZ Alkmaar, and eventually a return to PSV on an 11 July 2025 five-year deal.
His start was genuinely excellent. He scored on his PSV debut against Groningen and carried a 7.62 average rating into his fourth appearance. Then, on 21 September 2025, he suffered an ACL tear against Ajax that ended his season. This is the single most important fact about his 2025-26 campaign — every stat on this card comes from roughly 3-4 matches, not a season.
On the two supplied "U19" match files: research indicates these belong to the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Netherlands beat Germany 3-0 in the group stage, lost the final to Spain on 26 June 2025) — a tournament for a younger Dutch generation. Van Bommel had already progressed to U20 level by March 2023 and U21 by September 2023, more than two years before that tournament. These files do not appear to involve him at all and have been excluded from the Matches tab rather than presented as his footage.
Empire FGA Status Note
Tier 1 data-thin (injury) · Tier 2/3 not scored · No final FGA composite. The father-son Champions League scorer storyline is real and notable, but it belongs to a different competition and season — don't let it inflate the assessment of this specific PSV campaign.
All Tier 1 Season Totals (2025-26, pre-injury)
Tier 3 Event Log
0 events · not yet scouted
No match footage has been reviewed for events yet.