Davy Klaassen, born on 21 February 1993 (age 33), is a Dutch central midfielder whose career is overwhelmingly tied to Ajax. He wears squad number 18 and his current market value is around £3m, according to Transfermarkt.
Ajax is where the substance of his career sits: 283 league appearances and 88 league goals across 13 seasons. For a midfielder rather than an orthodox forward, that return is the point. Klaassen has offered more penalty-box output than the usual tidy central operator, arriving often enough to make the numbers matter.
His most productive league season came in 2016-17, when he scored 14 goals in 33 Ajax appearances. That was not a freakish side-note so much as the clearest example of what he has generally brought at his best: reliable work in midfield with a finish attached.
In 2026-27, he has made two league appearances for Ajax. Across all competitions this season he has 11 appearances and six goals, with much of that early return coming in European play-offs and Conference League qualifiers. His career remains a distinctly Ajax-shaped one, built on long service and a midfielder’s goal record that stands above the ordinary.
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