Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cercle Brugge.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1737 | 6.8 |
Scout report
Emmanuel Kakou is a 21-year-old full-back at Cercle Brugge, rated 55.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League and 881st of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (53.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kakou.
Judged on this season alone, Kakou graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 52 of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 4 clean sheets and 4.56 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 24).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, top 24% of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 21 Kakou is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.9 reflects that trajectory.
Kakou is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Cercle Brugge finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side
4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 55.7, Kakou carries the 12th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League (top 24%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
