based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Scout report
J. Šutalo is a 26-year-old central defender at Ajax, rated 58.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 26th of 78 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (55.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Šutalo.
Judged on this season alone, Šutalo graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 12 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 6 clean sheets and 3.155 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 67 → 27). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 34% of the 12 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 26 Šutalo is in his prime years, and a market index of 27 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Ajax finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side
3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 24 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 58.7, Šutalo carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie (top 34%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
