Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AZ Alkmaar.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of AZ Alkmaar's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2138 | 7.01 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1159 | 7.2 |
 KNVB Beker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 366 | 7.4 |
 UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Netherlands U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 316 | — |
Scout report
K. Smit is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at AZ Alkmaar, rated 79.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 50th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (79.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smit.
Judged on this season alone, Smit graded 44 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 3 goals, 3 assists and 2.526 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 44). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 10% of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 20 Smit is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 31 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Smit missed 4 games through injury (inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Smit is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · AZ Alkmaar finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side
2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — 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 79.2, Smit carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 10%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.
