Lewis Schouten

Following his move to AZ Alkmaar, Schouten's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 62. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AZ Alkmaar · 1st	3	0	0	7	62	16
2025/26	ExcelsiorLoan · 13th	24	1	0	6.8	62	16
2024/25	Jong AZ · 10th	19	2	2	7.06	55	24
2024/25	AZ Alkmaar · 5th	1	0	0	—	57	0
2023/24	Jong AZ · 10th	20	1	1	6.87	53	20
2022/23	Jong AZ · 11th	30	1	3	7.01	57	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Schouten is a 22-year-old central defender at Excelsior, rated 62.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (44.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schouten.

On the season, Schouten graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.297 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62. At 22 Schouten is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Remarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

62.3

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

16.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.3

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.3

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 62.3 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.066

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.066

Defensive actions / 903.297

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.066

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 22, Schouten sits on 27.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Schouten's projected Rating — 62.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions17

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

AZ Alkmaar(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Excelsior(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

AZ Alkmaaruntil Jul 2025

About L. Schouten

Lewis Schouten is a 22-year-old centre-back who plays for AZ Alkmaar, born on February 4, 2004 in Alkmaar, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar currently sit 1st of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, L. Schouten has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Fortuna Sittard (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 4-1 win away at Utrecht (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs ADO Den Haag (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)

L. Schouten's next match is on August 29, 2026, when AZ Alkmaar face GO Ahead Eagles at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Schouten at 62.3 with a Season form score of 16.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the UEFA Youth League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, L. Schouten has totalled 126 club appearances with 8 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 30 appearances for Jong AZ.

L. Schouten's career has also included time at Excelsior.

On the international stage, L. Schouten has represented Netherlands U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.