Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bryne.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 611 | 6.54 |
 NM Cupen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | — |
Scout report
D. Gaye is a 31-year-old full-back at Bryne, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 205th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gaye.
Judged on this season alone, Gaye graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 1 clean sheet and 3.093 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 35th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 31 Gaye is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Bryne finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 15, Gaye carries the 35th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 38 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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