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Full nameWouter Goes
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age22
Date of birth10 Jun 2004
BirthplaceAmsterdam
Height187 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubAZ Alkmaar
Centre-back
33
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2757
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie331027576.98
UEFA Europa Conference League130014197.24
KNVB Beker4004027.03
UEFA U21 Championshipat Netherlands U21300456.3
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Netherlands U2110029

Scout report

Rising assetCentral defender

W. Goes is a 22-year-old central defender at AZ Alkmaar, rated 74.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 252nd of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (92.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Goes.

Judged on this season alone, Goes graded 39 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 8 clean sheets and 3.232 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 39). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 13% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 22 Goes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 32.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 13% centre-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 21% centre-backs · Eredivisie10th-best centre-back in the Eredivisie32nd in the Eredivisie · potential6th-highest potential centre-back in the Eredivisie252nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
74.2
Ratingi
6th of 49 centre-backs
39.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
92.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.23
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AZ Alkmaar finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.23
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
34
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — 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 74.2, Goes carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie (top 13%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.