Idris Kanu

Kanu's current-season form is down 61% on last season (Season 28→11), while his Rating eased 33→28. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Barnet · 2nd	9	2	0	6.51	33	10
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

Squad depthWinger

I. Kanu is a 26-year-old winger at Barnet, rated 28 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanu.

Judged on this season alone, Kanu graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances (0.264 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 10th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two. At 26 Kanu is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential10th of 18 wingers · League Two · 9 apps Current season11th of 18 wingers · League Two · 9 apps 11th-best winger in the League Two 60th in the League Two · potential 10th-highest potential winger in the League Two

Ratingi

10th of 18 wingers

10.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33%

Minutes

limited game time

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Barnet finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

2 goals in 9 appearances (0.22 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.26 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

With a Rating of 28, Kanu carries the 10th-highest potential of the wingers in the League Two of 18 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 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 %33%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.264

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.264

Defensive actions / 901.449

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %30

Pass accuracy %67

Dribble success %46.7

Cards / 900.527

Foul involvement / 905.271

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, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kanu's projected Rating — 28 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

Shots on target3

Shots10

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes169

Pass accuracy67%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success46.7%

Duels won56

Duels won %43.4%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions2

Blocks2

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

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 2nd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, I. Kanu has made 9 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 683 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

I. Kanu's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Barnet face Crewe away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Kanu at 28 with a Season form score of 10.8, ranking 60th of 254 wingers in the League Two. 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 269 club appearances with 33 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.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Barnet finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Watch points