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Full nameMatteo Dams
PositionFull-back
NationalityBelgium
Age22
Date of birth9 Mar 2004
BirthplaceBrasschaat
Height182 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubAl-Ahli Jeddah
Full-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
739
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al-Ahli Jeddah.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League9017396.72
AFC Champions League Elite8016576.86
Friendlies Clubsat PSV Eindhoven7003736.82
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Belgium U21200139
FIFA Intercontinental Cup100686.5

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

M. Dams is a 22-year-old full-back at Al-Ahli Jeddah, rated 52.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 35th of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League and 1027th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dams.

Judged on this season alone, Dams graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League, on 4 clean sheets and 3.775 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 15% of the 48 full-backs in the Pro League. At 22 Dams is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potential7th of 48 full-backs · Pro League · 9 appsCurrent season28th of 48 full-backs · Pro League · 9 apps28th-best full-back in the Pro League35th in the Pro League · potential7th-highest potential full-back in the Pro League1027th-highest potential U-23 tracked
52.1
Ratingi
7th of 48 full-backs
18.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

3.78
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 52.1, Dams carries the 7th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League of 48 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.