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Abner

Top-tier performerLyon · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameAbner Vinícius da Silva Santos
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth27 May 2000
BirthplacePresidente Prudente
Height182 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubLyon
Full-backalso played MID · FWD
26
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
2164
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lyon.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Lyon's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences and 2 suspensions (groin, injury). He still appeared 26 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1263221646.83
UEFA Europa League7113926.84
Coupe de France3102707.47
Friendlies Clubs100906.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerFull-back

Abner is a 26-year-old full-back at Lyon, rated 76 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (85.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abner.

Judged on this season alone, Abner graded 56 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 11 clean sheets and 1.872 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 56). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76, top 26% of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 26 Abner is in his prime years, and a market index of 54.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Abner missed 4 games through injury and 2 suspensions (groin, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 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.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Abner is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 26% full-backs · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 12% full-backs · Ligue 17th-best full-back in the Ligue 188th in the Ligue 1 · potential16th-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 1
76
Ratingi
16th of 63 full-backs
56.3
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
85.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
1.87
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

1.87
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
7
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.87 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 76, Abner carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 26%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.