Ajax, founded in 1900, remain one of Dutch football’s fixed reference points, playing from the Johan Cruijff Arena with a squad valued at around £152m by Transfermarkt. The group was sizeable rather than old: 33 players, with an average age of 24.
Their 2025-26 league campaign carried a clear attacking profile. At home they averaged 1.9 goals scored and one conceded per match, while away from home they still offered a decent threat, scoring 1.8 per match and conceding 1.4. They were also capable of starting sharply, scoring the first goal inside 20 minutes in nine of 18 league matches.
Mika Godts set the pace with 17 goals, well ahead of Oscar Gloukh and Wout Weghorst on nine each. Davy Klaassen added eight, with Kasper Dolberg on five, giving Ajax a spread of scorers rather than a single point of dependence.
The closing league form was mixed: a 0-0 draw at Heerenveen followed a 1-2 home defeat to FC Utrecht, with a 2-2 draw against PSV sitting alongside wins at NAC Breda and Heracles Almelo. For Celtic supporters, the relevant picture is of a young, well-resourced Ajax side with credible attacking numbers, but one whose results did not settle into a clean pattern.
