ratings updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Werder Bremen.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Werder Bremen's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (thigh). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2122 | 6.45 |
Scout report
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly is a 19-year-old central defender at Werder Bremen, rated 81.57600000000001 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 44th of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 22nd of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (78.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Coulibaly.
Judged on this season alone, Coulibaly graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.842 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Coulibaly, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 82, top 12% of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 19 Coulibaly is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Coulibaly missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (thigh) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Output in context · Werder Bremen finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 78.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 81.57600000000001, Coulibaly carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga (top 12%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Werder Bremen finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
