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Full nameKenneth Taylor
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age24
Date of birth16 May 2002
BirthplaceAlkmaar
Height182 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubAjax
Attacking midfielder
15
Appearances
2
Goals
4
Assists
1279
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ajax.

Also this season

Earlier this season at LazioCoppa Italia: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 389 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Ajax; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Aat Lazio173214006.85
Eredivisie152412796.86
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Netherlands U21820659
Coppa Italiaat Lazio4003896.93
UEFA Champions League4002605.93
UEFA U21 Championshipat Netherlands U212011797.7
Friendlies Clubs200456.6

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

K. Taylor is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Ajax, rated 67.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 92nd of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.

Judged on this season alone, Taylor graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 56 of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 2 goals and 4 assists in 15 appearances (0.422 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68, 23rd of 56 of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 24 Taylor is in his prime years, and a market index of 31.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/23
Current potential23rd of 56 attacking midfielders · EredivisieCurrent season38th of 56 attacking midfielders · Eredivisie38th-best attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie92nd in the Eredivisie · potential23rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie
67.9
Ratingi
23rd of 56 attacking midfielders
23.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.42
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

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

2
Goals
4
Assists
6
G+A
0.13
Goals / app

2 goals in 15 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

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

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.9, Taylor carries the 23rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie of 56. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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