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Full nameDerek Mazou-Sacko
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age22
Date of birth6 Oct 2004
BirthplaceStains
Height175 cm
Shirt number#49
ClubMillwall
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
606
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Millwall.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Mazou-Sacko is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Millwall, rated 60.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 44th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship and 133rd of 1753 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mazou-Sacko.

Judged on this season alone, Mazou-Sacko graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.455 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 13% of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Mazou-Sacko is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential3rd of 24 defensive midfielders · Championship · 8 appsCurrent season23rd of 24 defensive midfielders · Championship · 8 apps23rd-best defensive midfielder in the Championship44th in the Championship · potential3rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Championship133rd-highest potential U-23 tracked
60.9
Ratingi
3rd of 24 defensive midfielders
10.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.3%
Minutes
limited game time
4.46
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Millwall finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

8
Apps
4.46
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.9, Mazou-Sacko carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 24 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Chances created5
Passes198
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Duels won29
Duels won %47.5%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions9
Blocks6
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.