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Youri Baas

Top-tier performerAjax · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameYouri Baas
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age23
Date of birth17 Mar 2003
Height182 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubAjax
Centre-back
33
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
2945
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ajax.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie334129457.21
UEFA Champions League8006856.69
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Netherlands U21400238
KNVB Beker100907.5
Friendlies Clubs600456.3

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

Y. Baas is a 23-year-old central defender at Ajax, rated 75.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 282 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (90.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baas.

Judged on this season alone, Baas graded 54 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 50 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 11 clean sheets and 3.912 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 51 → 54). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76, top 4% of the 50 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 23 Baas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 41.4 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 4% centre-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 4% centre-backs · Eredivisie2nd-best centre-back in the Eredivisie17th in the Eredivisie · potential2nd-highest potential centre-back in the Eredivisie
75.7
Ratingi
2nd of 50 centre-backs
53.9
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
90.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.91
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

3.91
Def. / 90
58
Tackles
37
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 75.7, Baas carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie (top 4%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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 centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4
Shots on target7
Shots14

Passing

Assists1
Chances created10
Passes2,479
Pass accuracy92%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success52.6%
Duels won154
Duels won %58.3%
Fouls won38

Defending

Tackles58
Interceptions37
Blocks33
Fouls committed27
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.