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Full nameMarvyn Muzungu
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age18
Date of birth28 Nov 2007
Shirt number#4
ClubJong Ajax
Centre-back
27
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2017
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Jong Ajax.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie270020176.75

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Muzungu is a 18-year-old central defender at Jong Ajax, rated 52.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 159th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 53rd of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a rotation option this season (59% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muzungu.

Judged on this season alone, Muzungu graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 4 clean sheets and 4.239 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Muzungu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 37% of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 18 Muzungu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 37% centre-backs · Eerste DivisieCurrent seasonTop 32% centre-backs · Eerste Divisie19th-best centre-back in the Eerste Divisie159th in the Eerste Divisie · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the Eerste Divisie53rd-highest potential U-19 tracked
52.2
Ratingi
22nd of 60 centre-backs
23
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.24
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Jong Ajax finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

4.24
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
28
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 52.2, Muzungu carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie (top 37%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Jong Ajax finished 20th 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 solid defensive volume (4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.