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A. Gaaei

Top-tier performerAjax · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameAnton Gaaei
PositionFull-back
NationalityDenmark
Age23
Date of birth19 Nov 2002
BirthplaceViborg
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubAjax
Full-back
28
Appearances
1
Goals
4
Assists
2003
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ajax.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie281420036.77
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Denmark U21700550
UEFA Champions League7114976.9
KNVB Beker2101077.05
UEFA U21 Championshipat Denmark U21100906.9
Friendlies Clubs300456.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerFull-back

A. Gaaei is a 23-year-old full-back at Ajax, rated 70.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (61.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gaaei.

Judged on this season alone, Gaaei graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 7 clean sheets and 2.741 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 29). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 17% of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 23 Gaaei is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 32.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
Current potentialTop 17% full-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 40% full-backs · Eredivisie19th-best full-back in the Eredivisie63rd in the Eredivisie · potential8th-highest potential full-back in the Eredivisie
70.7
Ratingi
8th of 48 full-backs
29
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
61.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.74
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ajax finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

2.74
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
21
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 70.7, Gaaei carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie (top 17%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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