Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Ajax's ~36 games this season through 6 injury absences (inactive, back). He still appeared 19 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 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1379 | 6.99 |
 UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 6.4 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 5.9 |
Scout report
K. Itakura is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Ajax, rated 41.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 230th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Itakura.
Judged on this season alone, Itakura graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.067 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 21st of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 29 Itakura is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Itakura missed 6 games through injury (inactive, back) out of roughly 36 this season. The 19 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Ajax finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side
3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 19 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.5, Itakura carries the 21st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eredivisie of 24. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
