Davy Klaassen, born on 21 February 1993 (age 33), is a Dutch central midfielder whose career has been shaped far more by Ajax than by anywhere else. He wears the No 18 shirt there, and the connection is not a footnote: across 13 seasons he has made 288 league appearances for Ajax and scored 91 league goals.
That return is the point with Klaassen. He is a midfielder by trade, but his contribution has often looked closer to that of a supporting forward. His best league season came in 2016-2017, when he scored 14 goals in 33 Ajax appearances, a serious output from the middle of the park rather than a decorative statistic.
In 2026-2027, he has continued to provide end product for Ajax, with 16 appearances and nine goals in all competitions. That includes three goals in seven Eredivisie appearances, two in the European play-offs, and four in Conference League qualifying. His current market value is around £3m, according to Transfermarkt.
Klaassen’s career is best understood through that long Ajax thread: a Dutch midfielder with a steady body of appearances and a goal record well above the usual level for his position.
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