Idris Kanu

Kanu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 33. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Barnet · 1st	2	0	0	6.6	33	28
2025/26	Barnet · 8th	45	2	5	6.83	33	28
2024/25	Barnet	38	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Barnet	34	7	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Barnet	38	8	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Sierra Leone · international

Side	Apps	G
Sierra Leone	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerWinger

I. Kanu is a 26-year-old winger at Barnet, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (85.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanu.

On the season, Kanu graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 5 assists in 45 appearances (0.178 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 26 Kanu is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Kanu is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

31.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

85.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.18

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Barnet finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

2 goals in 45 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.16 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.051

Assists / 900.127

Goal contribution / 900.178

Defensive actions / 901.63

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.178

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 26, Kanu sits on 3.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kanu's projected Rating — 31.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions17

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

BarnetSept 2022 – now

Peterborough(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Sept 2022

Northampton(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Peterborough(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2022

BBoreham Wood(on loan)until Jul 2019

Port Vale(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

PeterboroughAug 2017 – Jul 2018

AAldershot Townuntil Aug 2017

About I. Kanu

Idris Sheka Kanu is a 26-year-old winger who plays for Barnet, born on December 5, 1999 in London, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Sierra Leone. Barnet currently sit 1st of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, I. Kanu has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 139 minutes.

I. Kanu's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Barnet face Cheltenham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Kanu at 31.8 with a Season form score of 17.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the National League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, I. Kanu has totalled 262 club appearances with 31 goals and 5 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 45 appearances for Barnet.

I. Kanu's career has also included time at Peterborough, Northampton, BBoreham Wood, Port Vale and AAldershot Town.

On the international stage, I. Kanu has represented Sierra Leone — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.