Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ajax.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Ajax's ~36 games this season through 8 injury absences (leg, international duty). He still appeared 13 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.
Also this season
On loan at FC Dallas — Major League Soccer: 22 apps, 0g 0a, 1991 min
On loan at FC Dallas — US Open Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Ajax; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat FC Dallas | 22 | 1991 | 6.97 |
 Eredivisie | 13 | 1200 | 7.15 |
 US Open Cupat FC Dallas | 1 | 120 | — |
Scout report
M. Paes is a 28-year-old goalkeeper at Ajax, rated 52 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 199th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (74.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paes.
Judged on this season alone, Paes graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie, on 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 25). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 10th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. At 28 Paes is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Paes missed 8 games through injury (leg, international duty) out of roughly 36 this season. The 13 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 2024/25 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
4 clean sheets in 13 appearances (31% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 52, Paes carries the 10th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Eredivisie of 22 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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.
