Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Missed 8 of Ajax's ~36 games this season through 8 injury absences (leg, international duty). He still appeared 13 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.
On loan at FC Dallas — Major League Soccer: 22 apps, 0g 0a, 1991 min
On loan at FC Dallas — US Open Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Ajax; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat FC Dallas | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 6.97 |
 Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 7.15 |
 US Open Cupat FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | — |
Paes's current-season form is up 108% on last season (Season 12→25), while his Rating climbed 41→52. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Dallas · 7th | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 52 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | FC Dallas · 8th | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 41 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | FC Dallas · 8th | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 43 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | FC Dallas · 7th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 39 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Utrecht · 7th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Jong Utrecht · 18th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 | 46 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Paes is a 28-year-old goalkeeper at Ajax, rated 52 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 210th of 299 in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (74.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paes.
Judged on this season alone, Paes graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 23 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, on 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 25). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 11th of 23 of the 23 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. At 28 Paes is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Paes missed 8 games through injury (leg, international duty) out of roughly 36 this season. The 13 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 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4 clean sheets in 13 appearances (31% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
With a Rating of 52, Paes carries the 11th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eredivisie of 23 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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 (~67), then tapers with age. At 28, Paes sits on 39.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paes's projected Rating — 52 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.
€1M total transfer fees · 5 moves
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