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Matteo Dams

Rising starAl-Ahli Jeddah · 22 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMatteo Dams
PositionFull-back
NationalityBelgium
Age22
Date of birth9 Mar 2004
BirthplaceBrasschaat
Height182 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubAl-Ahli Jeddah
Full-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
739
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al-Ahli Jeddah.

Scout report

Rising starFull-back

M. Dams is a 22-year-old full-back at Al-Ahli Jeddah, rated 52.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 101 on scout potential in the Pro League and 439th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dams.

Judged on this season alone, Dams graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 13 of the 13 full-backs in the Pro League, on 4 clean sheets and 3.775 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 24% of the 13 full-backs in the Pro League. At 22 Dams is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
52.1
Ratingi
3rd of 13 full-backs
18.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

9
Apps
3.78
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 52.1, Dams carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League of 13 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 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 full-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions16
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.