Afeez Aremu

Aremu's current-season form is up 175% on last season (Season 12→33), while his Rating climbed 33→38. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aberdeen · 7th	9	0	1	6.16	35	19
2025/26	Aberdeen · 8th	10	1	1	6.8	33	12
2025/26	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 6th	8	0	0	6.57	39	2
2024/25	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 7th	15	0	0	6.82	53	7
2023/24	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 13th	5	0	0	6.08	48	1
2022/23	FC St. Pauli · 5th	25	0	0	6.55	56	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Nigeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Nigeria U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

All Premiership standouts →

One of the biggest game-time risers in the Premiership: on the pitch for 72% of Aberdeen's available minutes this season, up from 24% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Aremu is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Aberdeen, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aremu.

On the season, Aremu graded 33 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 6.133 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 33). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 27 Aremu is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

37.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

33.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

6.13

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

6.13

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

6.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 6.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.3%

Available fixtures9 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.153

Goal contribution / 900.153

Defensive actions / 906.133

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.46

Foul involvement / 902.606

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 27, Aremu sits on 12.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Aremu's projected Rating — 37.7 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 Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists1

Chances created3

Passes294

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won48

Duels won %60.8%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions11

Blocks2

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

AberdeenJan 2026 – now

1. FC KaiserslauternAug 2023 – Jan 2026

FC St. PauliAug 2020 – Aug 2023

Startuntil Aug 2020

About A. Aremu

Afeez Aremu Olalekan is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Aberdeen, born on October 3, 1999 in Ibadan, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Aberdeen currently sit 7th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, A. Aremu has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 587 minutes, averaging a 6.09 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When A. Aremu plays, Aberdeen's record this season is 3W-2D-4L — and his match ratings average 5.69 at home against 6.59 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs ST Mirren (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.38 rating)
October 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs ST Johnstone (1 minutes, 0 rating)
September 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Hibernian (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
September 15, 2026: 4-0 win away at Motherwell (64 minutes, 6.33 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 6.47 rating)
September 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Celtic (45 minutes, 5.84 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Rangers (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Dundee (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Heart Of Midlothian (72 minutes, 7.3 rating)

A. Aremu's next match is on October 28, 2026, when Aberdeen face Falkirk at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Aremu at 37.7 with a Season form score of 33.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Aremu has totalled 165 club appearances with 5 goals and 3 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 26 appearances for Start.

A. Aremu's career has also included time at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC St. Pauli and Start.

On the international stage, A. Aremu has represented Nigeria U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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