Ajax Goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros Out for Season with ACL Injury

Ajax suffer double blow as Jaros ruled out for season with knee injuries

Ajax confirm goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros' season-ending ACL injury, adding to club's injury woes. Vitezslav Jaros suffers knee injury in training, undergoes surgery, out for rest of 2025/26 season.

Ajax are facing a tough time with injuries, having lost Vitezslav Jaros and Oleksandr Zinchenko to knee injuries in recent days...

Ajax have confirmed goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros will miss the rest of the 2025/26 season after suffering a severe ACL injury in training. The 24-year-old, currently on loan from Liverpool, will undergo surgery to repair the damage.

Jaros's injury is a major blow for Ajax, who now have to rely on their remaining goalkeepers. 

The Czech goalkeeper was Ajax's first-choice keeper for most of the season after joining on loan from Liverpool in the summer. He made 26 appearances in all competitions, conceding 42 goals.

Maarten Paes, the Indonesian international, is likely to take over as Ajax's number one goalkeeper. The 27-year-old joined from FC Dallas in January, and with Jaros out, he'll get his chance to shine.

Vítězslav Jaroš has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

We're with you, Vítězslav ♥️

— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 20, 2026

Injury Blow

Ajax are facing a tough time with injuries, having lost Vitezslav Jaros and Oleksandr Zinchenko to knee injuries in recent days. Zinchenko, the former Arsenal left-back, was ruled out for the season after picking up the injury in last weekend's win over Fortuna Sittard.