Sam Beukema is a 21-year-old centre-back currently playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for Go Ahead Eagles.
He is right-footed, has a lean but strong build, and is 6’2” or 188cm tall.
He came through the Go Ahead Eagles academy, although spent time with both DSC Diepenveen and Twente, and made his first-team debut at the beginning of the 2017-18 season at the age of 18.
He has made 36 appearances since, and was a regular in the starting XI last season, and has continued in this vein in the current campaign.
This scout report will analyze Beukema’s abilities and role in Go Ahead’s tactics in depth.
Sam Beukema Data analysis
Before looking at footage of Beukema, we can examine a few key data points from this season to see how he compares to his peers in the Eerste Divisie.
Beukema is relatively tall but isn’t a classic aerially dominant centre-back by any stretch.
Nevertheless, he performs admirably against other centre-backs in his league, ranking well above the average for aerial duels per 90, and slightly above average for aerial duel win percentage.
As for overall defensive duels, he is involved in below the league average, but interestingly he ranks very strongly for defensive duel win percentage with only nine other centre-backs in the league having a higher win percentage.
