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Full nameEdgar Paul Akouokou
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCôte d'Ivoire
Age28
Date of birth20 Dec 1997
BirthplaceAbidjan
Height181 cm
ClubZaragoza
Defensive midfielder
11
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
777
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Zaragoza.

Also this season

On loan at LyonLigue 1: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 171 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Zaragoza; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División11107776.68
Ligue 1at Lyon2001717.15

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

P. Akouokou is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Zaragoza, rated 37.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 333rd of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akouokou.

Judged on this season alone, Akouokou graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.633 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 12). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 29th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. At 28 Akouokou is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Akouokou is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential29th of 34 defensive midfielders · Segunda División · 11 appsCurrent season25th of 34 defensive midfielders · Segunda División · 11 apps25th-best defensive midfielder in the Segunda División333rd in the Segunda División · potential29th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Segunda División
37.9
Ratingi
29th of 34 defensive midfielders
11.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.63
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Zaragoza finished 22nd of 22 · a relegation-threatened side

4.63
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
18
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 22) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.9, Akouokou carries the 29th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda División of 34 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions18
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.