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Philippe Sandler

Philippe Sandler

Defender - Centre-Back  at NEC Nijmegen
Age29
CitizenshipNetherlands United States
Height1.90 m
Footright
BornFebruary 10, 1997
at NEC Nijmegen 1,382 days · joined 2022-08-11
👕100+ Apps
Market value €2.30m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.04
goals / match
NEC Nijmegen
top club · 75 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#194
goals rank
#48
assists rank
7
season goals
4
season assists

Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.50m
peak value · 2019
€2.50m
top transfer fee · 18/19
3
best season · 15/16
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
178Appearances
7Goals
4Assists
22Yellow cards
1Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
Full namePhilippe Sandler
Date of birth1997-02-10 (29 yrs)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands United States
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height190.00 m
Current clubNEC Nijmegen
Joined2022-08-11
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentTeam Raiola
Jul 2025
25/26 — NEC Nijmegen
3 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — NEC Nijmegen
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — NEC Nijmegen
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Feyenoord → NEC Nijmegen
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — NEC Nijmegen
23 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Man City → Feyenoord
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2022
Transfer: Troyes → Man City
21/22 · Return from loan
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Man City → Troyes
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Manchester City, Feyenoord Rotterdam, ESTAC Troyes
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
47 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Manchester City U23
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → Man City
19/20 · Return from loan
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Man City → RSC Anderlecht
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — RSC Anderlecht
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: PEC Zwolle → Man City
18/19 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Manchester City, Manchester City U23
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Ajax U18 → PEC Zwolle
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Ajax U18, Ajax Amsterdam U19
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Ajax Amsterdam U19, Ajax U18
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Ajax U18
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ajax U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: AFC Youth → Ajax Youth
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.35/90
99
Assists1 total · 0.35/90
98
G+A2 total · 0.70/90
100
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
76
3,435 min
Minutes played by club
NEC Nijmegen 55.2%
Feyenoord Rotterdam 0.0%
Manchester City 0.0%
ESTAC Troyes 0.0%
Manchester City U23 0.0%
RSC Anderlecht 0.0%
PEC Zwolle 6.0%
PEC Zwolle U21 28.7%
Ajax Amsterdam U19 0.0%
Ajax U18 10.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
NEC Nijmegen 4 22/23 25/26 75 2 3 1,897
Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 21/22 21/22 2 0 0 0
Manchester City 2 18/19 21/22 2 0 0 0
ESTAC Troyes 1 21/22 21/22 2 0 0 0
Manchester City U23 2 18/19 20/21 11 0 0 0
RSC Anderlecht 1 19/20 19/20 11 0 1 0
PEC Zwolle 2 16/17 17/18 33 1 0 205
PEC Zwolle U21 2 16/17 17/18 12 1 0 985
Ajax Amsterdam U19 2 14/15 15/16 2 0 0 0
Ajax U18 3 13/14 15/16 28 3 0 348

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€1.1M2€2.3M2€3.4M3€4.5M15/16 — 3 goals (Ajax U18)315/1616/17 — 1 goals (PEC Zwolle U21)116/1717/18 — 1 goals (PEC Zwolle)117/1818/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (NEC Nijmegen)22/23 — 2 assists322/2323/2424/2525/26 — 1 goals (NEC Nijmegen)25/26 — 1 assists225/2616/17 — €50K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €4.5M20/21 — €3.5M21/22 — €3M22/23 — €2M23/24 — €2M24/25 — €3M25/26 — €2.3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

13/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

13/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 3 1 1 0 0 257
24/25 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 19 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Play-Offs Conference League NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 24 0 0 3 0 0
23/24 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 21 1 2 3 0 1,640
22/23 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 2 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 Community Shield Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Conference L. Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Eredivisie Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Ligue 1 ESTAC Troyes 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 5 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 JPL RSC Anderlecht 9 0 1 3 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Manchester City U23 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 4 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Beloften Eerste Divisie PEC Zwolle U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 23 0 0 4 0 0
17/18 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 3 1 0 0 0 205
16/17 Beloften Eerste Divisie PEC Zwolle U21 11 1 0 1 0 985
16/17 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 7 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Cup NL Ajax U18 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Fall Ajax Amsterdam U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Spring Ajax Amsterdam U19 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 2 Fall Ajax U18 6 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 2 Spring Ajax U18 12 3 0 1 0 348
14/15 U19 Div. 1 Spring Ajax Amsterdam U19 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U19 Div. 2 Fall Ajax U18 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U19 Div. 2 Spring Ajax U18 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 U19 Div. 2 Spring Ajax U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 AFC Youth Ajax Youth Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Ajax Youth Ajax U17 Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Ajax U17 Ajax U18 Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Ajax U18 PEC Zwolle Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-31 PEC Zwolle Man City Transfer 2500000 €2.50m
19/20 2019-07-17 Man City RSC Anderlecht Loan 2500000
19/20 2020-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Man City Return from loan 3500000
21/22 2021-08-31 Man City Troyes Loan 2500000
21/22 2022-01-25 Troyes Man City Return from loan 2000000
21/22 2022-01-31 Man City Feyenoord Transfer 2000000
22/23 2022-08-11 Feyenoord NEC Nijmegen Transfer 2000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Ankle injury 2018-03-19 2018-04-06 19 1
17/18 Knee surgery 2018-05-07 2018-10-26 173 14
19/20 Knee injury 2019-10-20 2019-12-10 52 9
19/20 Meniscus injury 2019-12-10 2020-09-05 271 22
20/21 Ankle surgery 2020-09-05 2021-04-04 212 47
21/22 Ankle injury 2021-09-25 2022-01-01 99 13
21/22 Fitness 2022-01-31 2022-04-23 83 13
22/23 Fitness 2022-08-11 2022-10-13 64 8
22/23 Ill 2023-02-02 2023-02-06 5 1
22/23 unknown injury 2023-04-13 2023-04-19 7 1
23/24 open wound 2023-08-01 2023-09-20 51 5
23/24 Knee injury 2023-10-15 2023-11-25 42 4
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-04-28 2024-06-30 64 5
24/25 Foot injury 2024-07-04 2024-11-02 122 11
24/25 Hamstring injury 2025-02-17 2025-03-10 22 3
Current€2.30m
Peak€4.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€2.25m
€50k€1.16m€2.28m€3.39m€4.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16342 #13 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Calvin Verdonk 2 0 0
Sontje Hansen 2 0 0
Bart van Rooij 2 0 0
Mees Hoedemakers 2 0 0
Magnus Mattsson 2 0 0
Iván Márquez 2 1 0
Kingsley Ehizibue 1 0 0
Ryan Thomas 1 0 0
Mustafa Saymak 1 0 0
Younes Namli 1 0 0
Elayis Tavsan 1 0 0
Robin Roefs 2 0 0
Souffian El Karouani 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 U19 Div. 2 Spring Ajax U18 3 12
17/18 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 1 3
25/26 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 1 3

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
22/23 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 2 21
25/26 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 1 3
19/20 JPL RSC Anderlecht 1 9

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2022-01-25 Troyes Man City Return from loan €2.00m
21/22 2021-08-31 Man City Troyes Loan €2.50m
19/20 2020-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Man City Return from loan €3.50m
19/20 2019-07-17 Man City RSC Anderlecht Loan €2.50m

Last 33 matches for NEC Nijmegen while Philippe Sandler was at the club (joined 2022-08-11). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2023-05-28 NL1 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-05-21 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 0–3 AZ Alkmaar Available
2023-05-12 NL1 FC Twente 4–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-05-06 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 2–3 sc Heerenveen Available
2023-04-25 NL1 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-04-16 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–4 Vitesse INJURED unknown injury
2023-04-09 NL1 FC Emmen 0–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-04-01 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 2–4 PSV Eindhoven Available
2023-03-18 NL1 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-03-12 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 2–2 FC Utrecht Available
2023-03-05 NL1 AFC Ajax 1–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-02-25 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 3–0 FC Volendam Available
2023-02-19 NL1 SBV Excelsior 0–3 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-02-11 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 0–0 SC Cambuur Available
2023-02-05 NL1 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 NEC Nijmegen INJURED Ill
2023-01-28 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam Available
2023-01-25 NL1 Feyenoord 2–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-01-21 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 3–1 FC Emmen Available
2023-01-15 NL1 Vitesse 0–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2023-01-08 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 AFC Ajax Available
2022-11-13 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 6–1 RKC Waalwijk Available
2022-11-04 NL1 SC Cambuur 0–1 NEC Nijmegen Available
2022-10-30 NL1 PSV Eindhoven 3–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2022-10-23 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles Available
2022-10-16 NL1 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 NEC Nijmegen Available
2022-10-08 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 SBV Excelsior INJURED Fitness
2022-10-02 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Feyenoord INJURED Fitness
2022-09-16 NL1 FC Utrecht 0–0 NEC Nijmegen INJURED Fitness
2022-09-10 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Fortuna Sittard INJURED Fitness
2022-09-04 NL1 sc Heerenveen 0–0 NEC Nijmegen INJURED Fitness
2022-09-01 NL1 AZ Alkmaar 1–1 NEC Nijmegen INJURED Fitness
2022-08-26 NL1 NEC Nijmegen 1–1 FC Groningen INJURED Fitness
2022-08-14 NL1 FC Volendam 1–4 NEC Nijmegen INJURED Fitness

Teams faced most often by Philippe Sandler's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Heracles Almelo 7 6 0 1 16 12 +4 86%
NAC Breda 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 83%
Fortuna Sittard 5 1 2 2 7 8 -1 20%
Go Ahead Eagles 4 0 1 3 3 11 -8 0%
AFC Ajax 4 0 2 2 2 5 -3 0%
FC Groningen 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 25%
Sparta Rotterdam 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 25%
Willem II 4 2 2 0 10 8 +2 50%
Helmond Sport 4 4 0 0 8 4 +4 100%
FC Volendam 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 50%
SBV Excelsior 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 25%
FC Utrecht 4 0 3 1 3 5 -2 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 21 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 28 0 3 0 0 0
22/23 23 1,640 3 0 1 0.22
20/21 5 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 11 0 3 0 0 0
18/19 8 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 27 205 4 0 0 1.76
16/17 18 985 3 0 0 0.27
15/16 23 348 1 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U19 Div. 2 Spring
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Eredivisie
99 apps
2 G
3 A
KNVB Beker
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Beloften Eerste Divisie
12 apps
1 G
0 A
JPL
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League 2
9 apps
0 G
0 A
U19 Div. 2 Fall
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Philippe Sandler

Who is Philippe Sandler?

Philippe Sandler is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for NEC Nijmegen.

How old is Philippe Sandler?

Philippe Sandler is 29 years old. He was born on February 10, 1997 in Amsterdam.

What position does Philippe Sandler play?

Philippe Sandler plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Philippe Sandler play for?

Philippe Sandler currently plays for NEC Nijmegen.

How many career goals has Philippe Sandler scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Philippe Sandler has scored 7 goals in 178 appearances.

What is Philippe Sandler's market value?

Philippe Sandler's most recent reported market value is €2.30m.