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Ayodele Thomas

Squad depthRB Leipzig · 19 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameAyodele Thomas
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age19
Date of birth23 Jul 2007
Height188 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubRB Leipzig
Central midfielderalso played FWD
18
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1464
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Jong PSV U21.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of RB Leipzig's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (illness, muscle, ankle). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisieat Jong PSV U21183214647.14

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

A. Thomas is a 19-year-old central midfielder at RB Leipzig, rated 59 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 183rd of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 109th of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thomas.

Judged on this season alone, Thomas graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 1.537 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 27). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 37th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 19 Thomas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Thomas missed 3 games through injury (illness, muscle, ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Thomas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
59
Ratingi
37th of 59 central midfielders
26.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
52.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.54
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · RB Leipzig finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

18
Apps
1.54
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
6
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.54 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59, Thomas carries the 37th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 59. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target22
Shots32

Passing

Assists2
Chances created22
Passes330
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles51
Dribble success45.5%
Duels won111
Duels won %42.2%
Fouls won40
Penalties won3

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions6
Blocks1
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.