Abdoulaye Kanté

Following his move to Middlesbrough, Kanté's current-season form is down 90% on last season (Season 10→1), while his Rating held around 58. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Middlesbrough · 11th	1	0	7.3	58	1
2025/26	Middlesbrough · 5th	4	0	6.5	58	1
2025/26	Saint EtienneLoan · 3rd	13	0	6.88	59	10
2024/25	Estac Troyes · 10th	32	1	6.89	64	28
2023/24	Estac Troyes · 17th	18	1	6.78	58	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

A. Kanté is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Saint Etienne, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanté.

On the season, Kanté graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.848 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 1). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 21 Kanté is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

58.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

9.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.85

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Saint Etienne finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.7%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.848

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.262

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~27), then tapers with age. At 21, Kanté sits on 19.8, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kanté's projected Rating — 58.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles19—

Interceptions21—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Middlesbrough(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Saint Etienne(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

MiddlesbroughJul 2025 – Jan 2026

Estac Troyesuntil Jul 2025

About A. Kanté

Abdoulaye Raslan Kanté is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Middlesbrough, born on July 9, 2005, standing 180 cm tall. He is from France. Middlesbrough currently sit 11th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Kanté has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 63 minutes.

A. Kanté's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Middlesbrough face West Brom at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Kanté at 58.8 with a Season form score of 9.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, A. Kanté has totalled 72 club appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Estac Troyes.

A. Kanté's career has also included time at Saint Etienne and Estac Troyes.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.