Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 16 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 16 injury absences (hamstring, injury, thigh). He still appeared 16 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 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 655 | 6.66 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.6 |
Scout report
F. Coquelin is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Nantes, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 86% of Ligue 1 defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.9, ranking 328th of 337 in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (42.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Coquelin.
Judged on this season alone, Coquelin graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.847 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 23). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 51st of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 35 Coquelin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Coquelin missed 16 games through injury (hamstring, injury, thigh) out of roughly 33 this season. The 16 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.
A career still climbing — Coquelin is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, 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 18.9, Coquelin carries the 51st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
