Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Jong AZ.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1121 | 6.44 |
Scout report
J. Esajas is a 21-year-old central defender at Jong AZ, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 260th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 1241st of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esajas.
Judged on this season alone, Esajas graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 60 of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 2 clean sheets and 2.971 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 41st of 60 of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Esajas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Jong AZ finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.9, Esajas carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 60, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Jong AZ finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
