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Full nameAbundance Olaoluwa Akinbola Salaou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCôte d'Ivoire
Age22
Date of birth5 Jul 2004
BirthplaceAbidjan
Height174 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubUtsikten
Centre-backalso played MID
20
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1193
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Utsikten.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superettan201011936.61

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Salaou is a 22-year-old central defender at Utsikten, rated 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 54th of 189 on scout potential in the Superettan and 2665th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Salaou.

Judged on this season alone, Salaou graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 32 of the 32 centre-backs in the Superettan, on 1 clean sheet and 1.358 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 3). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, top 29% of the 32 centre-backs in the Superettan. At 22 Salaou is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 29% centre-backs · SuperettanCurrent season30th of 32 centre-backs · Superettan30th-best centre-back in the Superettan54th in the Superettan · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Superettan2665th-highest potential U-23 tracked
25.2
Ratingi
9th of 32 centre-backs
3.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
41.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.36
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Utsikten finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

1.36
Def. / 90
Tackles
13
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

1.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 41.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.36 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.2, Salaou carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superettan (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Utsikten finished 13th of 16) — 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 light defensive volume (1.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.