Armel Bella-Kotchap

Following his move to Venezia, Bella-Kotchap's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→16), while his Rating climbed 67→70. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Venezia · 18th	1	0	7.2	70	16
2025/26	Hellas Verona · 19th	19	0	6.73	67	17
2025/26	Southampton · 4th	3	0	6.45	54	0
2024/25	Southampton · 20th	12	0	6.45	66	3
2023/24	PSV EindhovenLoan · 1st	4	0	6.77	61	4
2022/23	Southampton · 20th	24	2	6.94	79	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany	2	0
Germany U21	9	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

A. Bella-Kotchap is a 24-year-old central defender at Hellas Verona, rated 66.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bella-Kotchap.

On the season, Bella-Kotchap graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.517 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67. At 24 Bella-Kotchap is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.2 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 levelStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs

66.5

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

16.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.52

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.52

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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. 4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 66.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.517

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.199

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 (~41), then tapers with age. At 24, Bella-Kotchap sits on 41.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bella-Kotchap's projected Rating — 66.5 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions32

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€10M total transfer fees · 7 moves

VeneziaJun 2026 – now

Hellas Veronauntil Jun 2026

Southampton(back from loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Hellas VeronaFeb 2026 – Jan 2026

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Feb 2026

PSV Eindhoven(on loan)until Jul 2024

PPSV U21(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024

PSV Eindhoven(on loan)Sept 2023 – Feb 2024

SouthamptonJun 2022 – Sept 2023€ 10M

VfL Bochumuntil Jun 2022

About A. Bella-Kotchap

Armel Bella-Kotchap is a 24-year-old centre-back who plays for Venezia, born on December 11, 2001 in Paris, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Germany. Venezia currently sit 18th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, A. Bella-Kotchap has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Lecce (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Modena (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

A. Bella-Kotchap's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Venezia face AC Milan away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Bella-Kotchap at 66.5 with a Season form score of 16.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Eredivisie and the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Bella-Kotchap has totalled 159 club appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 28 appearances for VfL Bochum.

A. Bella-Kotchap's career has also included time at Hellas Verona, Southampton, PSV Eindhoven, PPSV U21 and VfL Bochum.

On the international stage, A. Bella-Kotchap has represented Germany and Germany U21 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.