based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.
Scout report
A. Opoku is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 30.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (46.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Opoku.
On the season, Opoku graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.357 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Opoku, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 21 Opoku is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.7% 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 30.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.36 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.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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