Steven Berghuis

Berghuis's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 83).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ajax · 6th	2	0	0	6.75	18	21
2025/26	Ajax · 5th	21	4	2	7.23	18	21
2024/25	Ajax · 2nd	28	2	5	7.1	28	23
2023/24	Ajax · 5th	20	5	8	7.73	33	37
2022/23	Ajax · 3rd	30	9	9	7.51	44	53

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	45	2
Netherlands U19	6	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

S. Berghuis is a 34-year-old winger at Ajax, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 21. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Berghuis.

On the season, Berghuis graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (0.417 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 34 Berghuis is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

17.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.42

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Ajax finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.19

Goals / app

4 goals in 21 appearances (0.19 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 6 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.278

Assists / 900.139

Goal contribution / 900.417

Defensive actions / 901.667

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.208

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 34, Berghuis sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Berghuis's projected Rating — 17.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions8

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

AjaxJul 2021 – now

Feyenoorduntil Jul 2021

Watford(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2021

FeyenoordJul 2017 – Jul 2017€ 6.5M

Feyenoord(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

WatfordJul 2015 – Aug 2016€ 6.5M

AZ AlkmaarJul 2012 – Jul 2015€ 500K

VVV Venlo(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2012

Twenteuntil Jan 2012

About S. Berghuis

Steven Berghuis is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Ajax, born on December 19, 1991 in Apeldoorn, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Ajax currently sit 6th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, S. Berghuis has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 147 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Heerenveen (86 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-0 win away at PEC Zwolle (61 minutes, 6.9 rating)

S. Berghuis's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ajax face Telstar away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Berghuis at 17.9 with a Season form score of 20.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, S. Berghuis has totalled 392 club appearances with 122 goals and 97 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 33 appearances for Feyenoord.

S. Berghuis's career has also included time at Feyenoord, Watford, AZ Alkmaar, VVV Venlo and Twente.

On the international stage, S. Berghuis has represented Netherlands and Netherlands U19 — 51 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

→ GalatasarayRumoured

Steven Berghuis on Galatasaray's radar

23%

will it happen

1 report links S. Berghuis with Galatasaray. The reporting is moderately sourced (50% credibility), led by SoccerNews (reporting on VI), putting the move at roughly 23% to happen. So far the talk is speculative rather than concrete.

50% credibility·1 reports·led by SoccerNews (reporting on VI)

The reports (1)

Mixed reliability · 50%SoccerNews (reporting on VI)
Voetbal International / press coverage: Steven Berghuis has been told he may leave Ajax and is attracting interest (Noa Lang and other clubs mentioned among potential suitors).
Voetbal International / press coverage: Steven Berghuis has been told he may leave Ajax and is attracting interest (Noa Lang and other clubs mentioned among potential suitors).