based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
Scout report
L. Schouten is a 22-year-old central defender at Excelsior, rated 62.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 102 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 133rd of 1639 U-23 players tracked. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Schouten graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, 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, top 34% of the 24 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 22 Schouten is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
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
With a Rating of 62.3, Schouten carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie (top 34%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Excelsior finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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