As we move into the November international break this week, Sem Steijn is the current Eredivisie top-scorer with eight goals registered in eleven games.

Its hardly a surprise for those who follow Dutch football, who already saw him among the top five scorers in the league last year with 17 goals, but perhaps a name that football fans from outside may not know too much about just yet.

With the son of former Ajax and current Sparta Rotterdam manager Maurice Steijn, who turns 23 this Tuesday, its a good time to dissect the FC Twente attacking midfielder and learn more about the player whos topping the charts in the Netherlands this season.

This Sem Steijn analysis will examine the reasons behind his goalscoring prowess in this campaign, as well as his role and responsibilities as FC Twente Enschedes #10.

Sem Steijn Player Profile

Sem Steijn is a diminutive modern #10, standing at just 173 cm tall, or 582, and has a knack for scoring goals, which he has done in abundance throughout his professional career at Twente and ADO Den Haag.

With an average of a goal every game and a half since his breakthrough at the senior level in 2021, when he was playing in the second division, its clear that his offensive output stands out most about what he brings to the table as a player.

Steijn isnt blessed with incredible pace to go past defenders, isnt the tallest, and isnt much of a dribbler either, but he does make the most of his strengths, and thats why hes been successful.

Going by his numbers in his short professional journey to date, its fair to say that he has found his way quite well at this level.

Given his young age, its intriguing to think about how much further he can improve.

Hes also technically strong, as is par for the course for a Dutch midfielder at his level.

He is adept at using both feet and can make quick decisions on and off the ball, which this analysis will delve into further later.

First, lets examine why he scores so many goals as a midfielder and the aspects of his game that enable him to produce consistently in that area for Twente.

Sem Steijn Off-The-Ball Movement & Knack for Scoring

One key to Steijns consistent goalscoring from midfield is his off-the-ball movement and the clever timing of his runs into the penalty area, where he scores most of his goals.

Sem Steijn Shots Map

As we can see from his shot map above, most of his attempts on goal come from inside the box, with the highest xG value coming from the penalty spot and closer.

And with 36 strikes so far in 11 games, he averages over three shots per game, which is impressive for someone who is a natural midfielder, as even some strikers dont conjure up that many opportunities every game.

Steijn is all about efficiency when it comes to his end product.

He doesnt take many shots with