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Full nameKaya Symons
PositionFull-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age21
Date of birth31 Mar 2005
Height178 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubDe Graafschap
Full-backalso played MID
35
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1714
Minutes

Domestic-league season · De Graafschap.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie351217146.73
KNVB Beker100307.5

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

K. Symons is a 21-year-old full-back at De Graafschap, rated 53.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 109th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 947th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (47.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.57 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 3 clean sheets and 4.568 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 19).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 27% of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Symons is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding level
Current potentialTop 27% full-backs · Eerste DivisieCurrent season40th of 79 full-backs · Eerste Divisie40th-best full-back in the Eerste Divisie109th in the Eerste Divisie · potential21st-highest potential full-back in the Eerste Divisie947th-highest potential U-23 tracked
53.9
Ratingi
21st of 79 full-backs
19
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.57
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · De Graafschap finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

4.57
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
29
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.9, Symons carries the 21st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie (top 27%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.57 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 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target7
Shots13

Passing

Assists2
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success44.4%
Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles51
Interceptions29
Blocks7
Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.