F. Ballo-Touré
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Metz.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Metz's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (muscle, injury). He still appeared 13 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 843 | 6.49 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.2 |
Scout report
F. Ballo-Touré is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Metz, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ballo-Touré.
Judged on this season alone, Ballo-Touré graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.776 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 37th of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 29 Ballo-Touré is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ballo-Touré missed 5 games through injury (muscle, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 13 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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 32.3% 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 39.1, Ballo-Touré carries the 37th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 44 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
