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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Cagliari's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 16 | 1 | 0 | 860 | 6.58 |
 Coppa Italiaat Bologna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 6.9 |
Scout report
I. Sulemana is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 66.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 170th of 380 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sulemana.
Judged on this season alone, Sulemana graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 90 of the 90 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.694 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 41st of 90 of the 90 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 23 Sulemana is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 41.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sulemana missed 3 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66.8, Sulemana carries the 41st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 90, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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