Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Jong AZ.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2234 | 7.16 |
 UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Scout report
Mathijs Menu is a 21-year-old central defender at Jong AZ, rated 52.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 137th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 990th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Menu.
Judged on this season alone, Menu graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 60 of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 4 clean sheets and 3.505 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 20).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, top 29% of the 60 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Menu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Menu is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Jong AZ finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 52.8, Menu carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Jong AZ finished 17th 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 (3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.
