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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDave Kwakman
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age22
Date of birth7 Aug 2004
BirthplaceVolendam
Height184 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubAZ Alkmaar
Defensive midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
225
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.

Also this season

On loan at FC VolendamEredivisie: 10 apps, 0g 4a, 726 min

On loan at FC VolendamKNVB Beker: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 152 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at AZ Alkmaar; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie100907.3

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Defensive midfielder

D. Kwakman is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Volendam, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kwakman.

On the season, Kwakman graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 4 assists and 6.022 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 22 Kwakman is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
58.8
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
23.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.4%
Minutes
limited game time
6.02
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · FC Volendam finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

16
Apps
6.02
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
12
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

6.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.43 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.43 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
  • Defensive volume. 6.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.02 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 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions12
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.