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A. Fatawu

Rising assetLeicester · 22 yrsTransferred to Ipswich

Profile

Full nameIssahaku Abdul Fatawu
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityGhana
Age22
Date of birth8 Mar 2004
BirthplaceTamale
Height177 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubLeicester
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
44
Appearances
9
Goals
7
Assists
3726
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship449737266.86

Scout report

Rising assetAttacking midfielder

A. Fatawu is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Leicester, rated 74.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship and 249th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (90% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fatawu.

Judged on this season alone, Fatawu graded 44 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 9 goals and 7 assists in 44 appearances (0.386 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 44). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 6% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Fatawu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 32.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Fatawu is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 6% attacking midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 21% attacking midfielders · Championship14th-best attacking midfielder in the Championship14th in the Championship · potential4th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Championship249th-highest potential U-23 tracked
74.3
Ratingi
4th of 69 attacking midfielders
43.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
90%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Goals
7
Assists
16
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

9 goals in 44 appearances (0.2 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.36 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.47 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 74.3, Fatawu carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship (top 6%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Leicester finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9
Shots on target28
Shots71

Passing

Assists7
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles114
Dribble success43.2%
Fouls won75

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions17
Blocks3
Fouls committed54

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.