Benjamin Stambouli

Stambouli's current-season form is down 70% on last season (Season 33→10), while his Rating eased 23→16. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Metz · 18th	19	0	0	6.79	16	10
2024/25	Metz · 3rd	27	1	2	7.04	23	33
2023/24	Reims · 9th	7	0	1	6.51	22	6
2023/24	Adana Demirspor · 12th	20	1	0	6.83	17	15
2022/23	Adana Demirspor · 4th	30	1	4	6.87	26	32
2021/22	Adana Demirspor · 9th	31	1	3	6.91	29	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U21	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

B. Stambouli is a 36-year-old central midfielder at Metz, rated 15.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stambouli.

On the season, Stambouli graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.333 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 36 Stambouli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 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 levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

15.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.8%

Minutes

limited game time

3.33

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.333

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 36, Stambouli sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Stambouli's projected Rating — 15.7 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 central midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions8

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€17.1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

Metzuntil Jun 2026

ReimsFeb 2024 – Jun 2026Free

Adana DemirsporJul 2021 – Feb 2024Free

FC Schalke 04Aug 2016 – Jul 2021€ 8.5M

Paris Saint GermainJul 2015 – Aug 2016€ 8.6M

TottenhamSept 2014 – Jul 2015

Montpellieruntil Sept 2014

About B. Stambouli

Benjamin Fernand Lucien François Stambouli is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Metz, born on August 13, 1990 in Marseille, standing 180 cm tall. He is from France. Metz currently sit 6th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, B. Stambouli has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 972 minutes.

B. Stambouli's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Metz face Annecy away in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Stambouli at 15.7 with a Season form score of 9.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Trophée des Champions and the Ligue 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, B. Stambouli has totalled 389 club appearances with 7 goals and 17 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 37 appearances for Montpellier.

B. Stambouli's career has also included time at Reims, Adana Demirspor, FC Schalke 04, Paris Saint Germain, Tottenham and Montpellier.

On the international stage, B. Stambouli has represented France U21 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points