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I. Buhari

Project playerIF Elfsborg · 24 yrsTransferred to Austria Vienna
35
3.6%
Ratingi
23.5
25.7%
Seasoni
5.1
Valuei

Profile

Full nameIbrahim Buhari
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNigeria
Age24
Date of birth8 Oct 2001
Height190 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubIF Elfsborg
Centre-back

Season stats

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24
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1962
Minutes

Domestic-league season · IF Elfsborg.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan241019626.93

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

I. Buhari is a 24-year-old central defender at IF Elfsborg, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 248 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (72.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buhari.

Judged on this season alone, Buhari graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 51 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 4 clean sheets and 3.899 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 24). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 12% of the 51 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 24 Buhari is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 12% centre-backs · AllsvenskanCurrent seasonTop 40% centre-backs · Allsvenskan20th-best centre-back in the Allsvenskan51st in the Allsvenskan · potential6th-highest potential centre-back in the Allsvenskan
35
Ratingi
6th of 51 centre-backs
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.9
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · IF Elfsborg finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

3.9
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
36
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35, Buhari carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Allsvenskan (top 12%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

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