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Marouane Afaker

Squad depthDordrecht · 27 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameMarouane Afaker
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age27
Date of birth9 May 1999
Height168 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubDordrecht
Central midfielder
23
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
953
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dordrecht.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Afaker is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Dordrecht, rated 39.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Afaker.

Judged on this season alone, Afaker graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 34 of the 34 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.511 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 21).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 30th of 34 of the 34 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 27 Afaker is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Afaker is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
39.4
Ratingi
30th of 34 central midfielders
21.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.51
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Dordrecht finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

23
Apps
1.51
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
2
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.51 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.4, Afaker carries the 30th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie of 34, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Dordrecht finished 19th of 20) — 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 light defensive volume (1.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target12
Shots22

Passing

Assists2
Chances created21
Passes234
Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles13
Dribble success41.9%
Duels won34
Duels won %40.5%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions2
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.