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Kaya Symons

Squad depthDe Graafschap · 21 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameKaya Symons
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth31 Mar 2005
Height178 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubDe Graafschap
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
708
Minutes

Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie100966.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

K. Symons is a 21-year-old central defender at De Graafschap, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 47th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 356th of 1757 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (41.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Symons.

Judged on this season alone, Symons graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 clean sheet and 3.559 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 28% of the 37 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Symons is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistent
49.2
Ratingi
10th of 37 centre-backs
11.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
41.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.56
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · De Graafschap finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
3.56
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
3
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 41.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.2, Symons carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 37 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 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. With this floor already at 21, 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 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target6
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes329
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won37
Duels won %58.7%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions3
Blocks5
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.