Wout Weghorst

Wout Weghorst is a 33-year-old Dutch centre forward currently playing for Ajax in the Eredivisie. The towering striker has had a well-travelled career that has included spells in England, where he won both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup, before returning to the Netherlands and the club where he can still make a meaningful contribution at the top of the Eredivisie table.

His 2025/26 season has been a slow build. Across five appearances he has managed just 45 minutes in total by the season's early stages, though his role has clearly expanded since then. His last four matches all saw him start, and he contributed a goal against Twente in early April and an assist in the 3-0 win at Heracles, suggesting he is finding his rhythm. His individual ratings across those fixtures have ranged from 6.4 to 7.64, with the Heracles performance representing his strongest showing in recent weeks. The defeat to Groningen in March, where he rated 6.4 across a full 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss, was a low point, but Ajax's subsequent results have been more encouraging.

Within the Ajax setup, Weghorst offers the kind of physical presence and aerial threat that suits a team looking to dominate possession and create chances through width and crosses. He is not a high-volume finisher at this stage of his career, but his hold-up play and ability to bring others into the game remain assets. SportSignals' AI analysis engine has tracked Ajax across several of these fixtures, noting the variability in their attacking output depending on the quality of service into the front line.

In his next outing, it will be worth observing whether Weghorst can maintain his starting place and build on the assist against Heracles. His minutes management across the season suggests the coaching staff are being careful with his workload, so any sign of him completing a full 90 minutes with an attacking contribution would indicate he is hitting a more consistent level.