based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Scout report
K. Itakura is a 29-year-old central defender at Ajax, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 62nd of 78 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42.6% 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 6th of 12 of the 12 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 5 clean sheets 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 40, 9th of 12 of the 12 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 29 Itakura is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 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
3.07 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.1, Itakura carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 12. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
