Ahmetcan Kaplan
Center Back · NEC Nijmegen · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
A career still climbing — Kaplan is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
The record covers 4 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 56 appearances with 3 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at NEC Nijmegen — Season rating 27, 1 goal and 0 assists in 25 games. Form is on a climb — up 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 4 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NEC NijmegenLoan | 25 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 27 |
| 2025/26 | Jong Ajax | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | Jong Ajax | 3 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | Ajax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Ajax | 11 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Trabzonspor | 12 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 12 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| Turkey U19 | 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | Euro U19 - Qualification | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Turkey U17 | 2020/21 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | Euro U17 - Qualification | 3 | 1 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 25 | 2050 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| KNVB Beker | 5 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Eerste Divisieat Jong Ajax | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Friendlies Clubsat Ajax | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Turkey U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
Also spent part of this season at Jong Ajax — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Groningen | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A De Treffers | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H PAOK | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Eredivisie | H Excelsior | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Eredivisie | A Heracles | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Eredivisie | H NAC Breda | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Eredivisie | A Fortuna Sittard | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Eredivisie | H PSV Eindhoven | 3-5 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 21 | Eredivisie | A Heerenveen | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 28 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 5 | Eredivisie | A GO Ahead Eagles | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | Eredivisie | H Twente | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | Eredivisie | A PEC Zwolle | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Oct 30 | KNVB Beker | A Rijnsburgse Boys | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 2 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 9 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Eredivisie | A Feyenoord | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Eredivisie | H Sparta Rotterdam | 3-1 | Played | 70 | 7.5 | ||
| Dec 7 | Eredivisie | A FC Volendam | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Eredivisie | A Telstar | 2-2 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Dec 16 | KNVB Beker | A AFC Amsterdam | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | Eredivisie | H Ajax | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | Eredivisie | A NAC Breda | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 20 | KNVB Beker | A De Treffers | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Jan 24 | Eredivisie | H PEC Zwolle | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Eredivisie | A AZ Alkmaar | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 4 | KNVB Beker | H FC Volendam | 1-0 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | Eredivisie | H Heracles | 4-1 | Played | 65 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 11 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 17 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | Eredivisie | A Ajax | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 2-3 | Played | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 3 | KNVB Beker | H PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 8 | Eredivisie | H FC Volendam | 3-0 | Played | 60 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 14 | Eredivisie | A PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Eredivisie | H Heerenveen | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 4 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-0 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 12 | Eredivisie | H Feyenoord | 1-1 | Played | 69 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 19 | KNVB Beker | A AZ Alkmaar | 1-5 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | Eredivisie | A Twente | 1-1 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| May 2 | Eredivisie | H Telstar | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| May 10 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 1-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| May 17 | Eredivisie | H GO Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Inactive | — |