Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Missed 6 of Ajax's ~36 games this season through 6 injury absences (inactive, back). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1379 | 6.99 |
 UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 6.4 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 5.9 |
Following his move to Ajax, Itakura's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 30→22), while his Rating eased 67→42. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 55).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ajax · 5th | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.99 | 42 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 10th | 31 | 3 | 0 | 6.86 | 67 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 14th | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6.96 | 64 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 10th | 24 | 0 | 2 | 7.01 | 72 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | FC Schalke 04 · 1st | 31 | 4 | 0 | 7.06 | 69 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | Groningen · 7th | 35 | 1 | 0 | 7.15 | 74 | 55 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
K. Itakura is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Ajax, rated 41.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 241st of 299 in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Itakura.
Judged on this season alone, Itakura graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 25 of the 25 central midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.067 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 22nd of 25 of the 25 central midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 29 Itakura is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Itakura missed 6 games through injury (inactive, back) out of roughly 36 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 19 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 41.5, Itakura carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eredivisie of 25. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~53), then tapers with age. At 29, Itakura sits on 29.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Itakura's projected Rating — 41.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€6.1M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
