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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 6 injury absences (calf, thigh). He still appeared 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat New England Revolution | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1582 | 6.94 |
 Ligue 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 858 | 6.81 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
Scout report
I. Ganago is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Nantes, rated 53.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 213th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ganago.
Judged on this season alone, Ganago graded 22 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 0.839 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 26th of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 27 Ganago is in his prime years, and a market index of 31.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ganago missed 6 games through injury (calf, thigh) out of roughly 33 this season. The 14 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
0.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0.84 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 53.7, Ganago carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 44 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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