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Full nameIdris Sheka Kanu
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalitySierra Leone
Age26
Date of birth5 Dec 1999
BirthplaceLondon
Height182 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubBarnet
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD · DEF
45
Appearances
2
Goals
5
Assists
3533
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barnet.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two452535336.83
League Cup101909.2

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

I. Kanu is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Barnet, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 70th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Kanu graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals and 5 assists in 45 appearances (0.178 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 18). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 32% of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Kanu is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potentialTop 32% attacking midfielders · League TwoCurrent season33rd of 60 attacking midfielders · League Two33rd-best attacking midfielder in the League Two70th in the League Two · potential19th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League Two
32.3
Ratingi
19th of 60 attacking midfielders
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

2
Goals
5
Assists
7
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.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.63 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.3, Kanu carries the 19th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two (top 32%). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.