2026–27 AFC Ajax season
Dutch football club season
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The 2026–27 season is the 127th season in the history of Ajax, and their 71st consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club is participating in the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and UEFA Conference League.
| 2026–27 season | ||||
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| Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: AJAX) | |||
| CEO | Menno Geelen | |||
| Head coach | Míchel | |||
| Stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| Eredivisie | 5th | |||
| KNVB Cup | Second round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tolu Arokodare (2 goals) All: Tolu Arokodare Davy Klaassen (5 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 54,239 (vs Heerenveen, 16 August 2026 Eredivisie) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 50,685 (vs Sion, 27 August 2026 UEFA Conference League) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 53,941 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (vs Telstar (A) 30 August 2026 Eredivisie) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 (vs PSV (H) 5 September 2026 Eredivisie) | |||
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Players
Squad
- As of 16 September 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2026 | LB | €10,500,000[b] | [2] | ||
| 8 July 2026 | DF | Free transfer | [3] | ||
| 17 July 2026 | FW | €19,900,000 | [4] | ||
| 31 July 2026 | MF | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 17 August 2026 | DF | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 27 August 2026 | FW | €4,000,000 | [7] | ||
| 30 August 2026 | MF | Free transfer | [8] | ||
| 16 September 2026 | MF | Free transfer | [9] |
- Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.
- Also including performance related add-ons
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | FW | €9,300,000 | [10] | ||
| 20 June 2026 | CM | €2,500,000 | [11] | ||
| 27 June 2026 | FW | Free transfer | [12] | ||
| 30 June 2026 | DF | €1,000,000 | [13] | ||
| 30 June 2026 | DF | End of Contract | [14] | ||
| 30 June 2026 | DF | Free Agent | End of Contract | [15] | |
| 30 June 2026 | GK | Loan return | [16] | ||
| 9 July 2026 | CM | €23,5000,000 | [17] | ||
| 10 July 2026 | CM | End of Contract | [18] | ||
| 31 July 2026 | CM | €2,500,000 | [19] | ||
| 20 August 2026 | DF | €2,500,000 | [20] | ||
| 15 August 2026 | FW | €55,000,000 | [21] | ||
| 20 August 2026 | DF | €5,000,000 | [22] | ||
| 27 August 2026 | DF | €500,000 | [23] | ||
| 2 September 2026 | FW | Free Agent | Released | [24] |
Loans in
| Start date | Pos. | Player | From | End date | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2026 | FW | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [25] | ||
| 4 August 2026 | GK | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [26] | ||
| 2 September 2026 | DF | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [27] | ||
| 2 September 2026 | FW | 30 June 2027 | €3,800,000 | [28] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | End date | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | DF | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [29] | ||
| 28 July 2026 | FW | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [30] | ||
| 21 August 2026 | FW | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [31] | ||
| 22 August 2026 | DF | 30 June 2027 | €3,000,000 | [32] | ||
| 31 August 2026 | MF | 30 June 2027 | €200,000 | [33] | ||
| 31 August 2026 | FW | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [34] | ||
| 1 September 2026 | GK | 30 June 2027 | Undisclosed | [35] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 9 August 2026 | 23 May 2027 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 57.14 |
| KNVB Cup | 15–17 December 2026 | TBD | Second round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Conference League | 23 July 2026 | TBD | Second qualifying round | TBD | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 80.00 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 66.67 | ||||
Last updated: 19 September 2026
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 16 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Twente | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 16 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 5 | Ajax | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Excelsior | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 9) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
Last updated: 19 September 2026.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 June 2026.
| 9 August 2026 1 | PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
| 16 August 2026 2 | Ajax | 2–2 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,239 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 30 August 2026 4 | Telstar | 0–4 | Ajax | Velsen |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: 711 Stadion Attendance: 5,146 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 5 September 2026 5 | Ajax | 1–3 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,332 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
| 12 September 2026 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–5 | Ajax | Sittard |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 12,162 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 15 September 2026 3 | Ajax | 5–1 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,018 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 19 September 2026 7 | Ajax | 2–2 | Excelsior | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,175 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
| 25 October 2026 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | v | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
| 22 November 2026 13 | Ajax | v | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 20 December 2026 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | v | Ajax | Deventer |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
| 9 January 2027 18 | Willem II | v | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion |
| 31 January 2027 21 | Heerenveen | v | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 13 February 2027 22 | Excelsior | v | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
| 20 February 2027 23 | Ajax | v | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 6 March 2027 25 | ADO Den Haag | v | Ajax | The Hague |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WerkTalent Stadion |
| 13 March 2027 26 | Ajax | v | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 1 May 2027 31 | Ajax | v | Fortuna Sittard | Amsterdam |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 16 May 2027 33 | Ajax | v | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 23 May 2027 34 | Cambuur | v | Ajax | Leeuwarden |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion |
KNVB Cup
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 17 June 2026.
| 23 July 2026 First leg | Vojvodina | 1–4 | | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 7,473 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
| 30 July 2026 Second leg | Ajax | 4–1 (8–2 agg.) | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,251 Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece) |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 20 July 2026.
| 6 August 2026 First leg | Ajax | 3–1 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,871 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
| 13 August 2026 Second leg | Shelbourne | 2–2 (5–3 agg.) | | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Portugal) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 3 August 2026.
| 20 August 2026 First leg | Sion | 2–4 | | Sion, Switzerland |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 28 August 2026.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 15 October 2026 1 | Hajduk Split | v | | Split, Croatia |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Poljud |
| 22 October 2026 2 | Ajax | v | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 26 November 2026 4 | Ajax | v | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 10 December 2026 5 | Sint-Truiden | v | | Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stayen |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Conference League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Marc-André ter Stegen | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 | DF | Lucas Rosa | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Anton Gaaei | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 4 | MF | Sofyan Amrabat | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Owen Wijndal | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | Simon Adingra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Julian Brandt | 12 | 6 | 6+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | |||
| 9 | FW | Kasper Dolberg | 9 | 3 | 4+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 10 | MF | Oscar Gloukh | 12 | 5 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 | |||
| 11 | FW | Viktor Tsyhankov | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Caio Henrique | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Youri Baas | 10 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | DF | Daley Blind | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Davy Klaassen | 12 | 7 | 6+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 20 | MF | Oliver Edvardsen | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | |||
| 21 | DF | Jofre Torrents | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | GK | Joeri Heerkens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 24 | FW | Jorthy Mokio | 13 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | |||
| 26 | GK | Maarten Paes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 30 | DF | Aaron Bouwman | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 36 | DF | Dies Janse | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 38 | FW | Marcos Leonardo | 9 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | |||
| 67 | MF | Mohamed Abdalla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |||
| 68 | FW | Abdellah Ouazane | 11 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | |||
| 99 | FW | Tolu Arokodare | 10 | 6 | 4+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 3 | |||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Ko Itakura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Youri Regeer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | Maher Carrizo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Mika Godts | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 19 | FW | Don-Angelo Konadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 27 | FW | Amourricho van Axel Dongen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | DF | Josip Šutalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 52 | GK | Paul Reverson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers
| Rank | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| 1 | 18 | MF | Davy Klaassen | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 8 | MF | Julian Brandt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 99 | FW | Tolu Arokodare | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 10 | MF | Oscar Gloukh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Kasper Dolberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 15 | DF | Youri Baas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 38 | FW | Marcos Leonardo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | DF | Anton Gaaei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Owen Wijndal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | Viktor Tsyhankov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | FW | Oliver Edvardsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | FW | Jorthy Mokio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 67 | MF | Mohamed Abdalla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 68 | FW | Abdellah Ouazane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Mika Godts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 22 | 43 | ||||
Source: Competitive matches
Assists
| Rank | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| 1 | 23 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Oscar Gloukh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Kasper Dolberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 68 | FW | Abdellah Ouazane | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| FW | Mika Godts | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 2 | DF | Lucas Rosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | Caio Henrique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 99 | FW | Tolu Arokodare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | DF | Anton Gaaei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | Viktor Tsyhankov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | FW | Oliver Edvardsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | FW | Jorthy Mokio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Youri Regeer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 | ||||
Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets
| Rank | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Conference League | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | GK | Marc-André ter Stegen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Conference League | Total | Notes | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Lucas Rosa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Anton Gaaei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | DF | Oscar Gloukh | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | Caio Henrique | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Youri Baas | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | Davy Klaassen | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | Steven Berghuis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | Jorthy Mokio | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 30 | DF | Aaron Bouwman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 38 | FW | Marcos Leonardo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 68 | FW | Abdellah Ouazane | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| MF | Youri Regeer | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings;
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.