Domestic-league season · Al Ittihad.
A. Gouda is a 22-year-old central defender at Al Ittihad, rated 33.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 340 in the Premier League and 2371st of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gouda.
Judged on this season alone, Gouda graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 5 clean sheets and 3.231 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Gouda, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, top 16% of the 66 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 22 Gouda is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.
3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 21) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
With a Rating of 33.2, Gouda carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 66 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 22, Gouda sits on 11.4, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Gouda's projected Rating — 33.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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