Franck Kessié
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Atalanta.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Al-Ahli Jeddah — AFC Champions League Elite: 10 apps, 3g 1a, 870 min
Earlier this season at Al-Ahli Jeddah — FIFA Intercontinental Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Atalanta; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cupat Ivory Coast | 4 | 1 | 0 | 347 | 6.8 |
 Friendliesat Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 6.4 |
Scout report
F. Kessié is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Al-Ahli Jeddah, rated 40 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kessié.
On the season, Kessié graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals, 3 assists and 1.642 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 37 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 29 Kessié is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
1.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.64 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 40 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.64 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
