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C. Sabaly

Squad depthMetz · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameCheikh Tidiane Sabaly
PositionWinger
NationalitySenegal
Age27
Date of birth4 Mar 1999
BirthplaceKolda
Height168 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubMetz
Wingeralso played MID
14
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
976
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Metz.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Metz's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty, injured doubtful, inactive). He still appeared 14 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 114029766.57

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

C. Sabaly is a 27-year-old winger at Metz, rated 51.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (36.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabaly.

Judged on this season alone, Sabaly graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 15 of the 15 wingers in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals and 2 assists in 14 appearances (0.184 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 12th of 15 of the 15 wingers in the Ligue 1. At 27 Sabaly is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Sabaly missed 4 games through injury (international duty, injured doubtful, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 14 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 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential12th of 15 wingers · Ligue 1 · 14 appsCurrent season15th of 15 wingers · Ligue 1 · 14 apps15th-best winger in the Ligue 1240th in the Ligue 1 · potential12th-highest potential winger in the Ligue 1
51.9
Ratingi
12th of 15 wingers
9.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.18
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

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

0
Goals
2
Assists
2
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 14 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.9, Sabaly carries the 12th-highest potential of the wingers in the Ligue 1 of 15 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.