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Aleksandr Golovin

Squad depthMonaco · 30 yrs

Profile

Full nameAleksandr Golovin
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityRussia
Age30
Date of birth30 May 1996
BirthplaceKaltan
Height178 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubMonaco
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
25
Appearances
5
Goals
5
Assists
1661
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monaco.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Monaco's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle, finger). He still appeared 25 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 1255516616.88
UEFA Champions League7014916.77
Coupe de France3002006.27
Friendlies Clubs100296.2

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

A. Golovin is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Monaco, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 242nd of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Golovin.

Judged on this season alone, Golovin graded 34 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 25 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 5 goals and 5 assists in 25 appearances (0.542 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 21st of 25 of the 25 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 30 Golovin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Golovin missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle, finger) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential21st of 25 attacking midfielders · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 36% attacking midfielders · Ligue 19th-best attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1242nd in the Ligue 1 · potential21st-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1
44.3
Ratingi
21st of 25 attacking midfielders
34.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
54.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.54
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

5
Goals
5
Assists
10
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.3, Golovin carries the 21st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 25. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5
Shots on target18
Shots25

Passing

Assists5
Chances created24
Passes734
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles19
Dribble success61.3%
Duels won68
Duels won %43.6%
Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions24
Blocks5
Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.