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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Helmond Sport.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2888 | 6.84 |
 Africa Cup of Nations U20at Congo DR U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 239 | — |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Noah Makanza is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Helmond Sport, rated 58 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 376 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 773rd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (84.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Makanza.
Judged on this season alone, Makanza graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 7 goals, 3 assists and 2.368 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Makanza, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 5% of the 62 central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 21 Makanza is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Helmond Sport finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — 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 58, Makanza carries the 3rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie (top 5%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Helmond Sport finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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