Alphonse Areola

Areola's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→13), while his Rating eased 42→26. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	West Ham · 18th	20	4	20%	6.76	26	13
2024/25	West Ham · 14th	26	5	19%	6.91	42	11
2023/24	West Ham · 9th	31	4	13%	7.38	51	6
2022/23	West Ham · 14th	5	1	20%	6.5	40	3
2021/22	West HamLoan · 7th	1	0	0%	6.7	46	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France	5	0
France U21	6	0
France U20	7	0
France U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

A. Areola is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at West Ham, rated 30 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 247th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (87% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Areola.

Judged on this season alone, Areola graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 32nd of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 33 Areola is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential32nd of 41 goalkeepers · Championship Current season19th of 41 goalkeepers · Championship 19th-best goalkeeper in the Championship 247th in the Championship · potential 32nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

Ratingi

32nd of 41 goalkeepers

13.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

87%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.05

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · West Ham finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

20%

CS rate

87%

Minutes

4 clean sheets in 20 appearances (20% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 87% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30, Areola carries the 32nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 41. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %87%

Available fixtures20 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.05

Goal contribution / 900.05

Defensive actions / 900.05

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %46

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 900.1

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 33, Areola sits on 4.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Areola's projected Rating — 30 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 goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets4

Penalties conceded1—

Distribution

Passes541

Pass accuracy46%

Assists1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€9.3M total transfer fees · 7 moves

West HamJul 2022 – now€ 9.3M

West Ham(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Fulham(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Real Madrid(on loan)Sept 2019 – Sept 2020

Paris Saint Germain(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Sept 2019

Villarreal(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2016

Lens(on loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2015

Paris Saint Germainuntil Jul 2013

About A. Areola

Alphonse Francis Areola is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for West Ham, born on February 27, 1993 in Paris, standing 195 cm tall. He is from France. West Ham currently sit 2nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Areola has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,800 minutes.

A. Areola's next match is on October 31, 2026, when West Ham face West Brom at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Areola at 30 with a Season form score of 13.3, ranking 247th of 272 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 22 career titles — among them the UEFA Conference League and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, A. Areola has totalled 357 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 36 appearances for Fulham.

A. Areola's career has also included time at Fulham, Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, Villarreal and Lens.

On the international stage, A. Areola has represented France, France U21, France U20, France U19 — 21 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · West Ham finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points