A. Fatawu

Following his move to Ipswich, Fatawu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 43→44), while his Rating climbed 73→82. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ipswich · 8th	1	0	0	7.7	82	44
2025/26	Leicester · 23rd	43	9	7	6.83	73	43
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	11	0	2	7.06	73	7
2023/24	LeicesterLoan · 1st	40	6	13	7.53	80	43
2022/23	Sporting CP · 4th	6	0	0	6.62	55	0

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

Ghana · international

Side	Apps	G
Ghana	33	3
Ghana U23	6	0
Ghana U20	6	2

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

Scout report

Rising assetDefensive midfielder

A. Fatawu is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Leicester, rated 74.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fatawu.

On the season, Fatawu graded 54 for current form (age-blind), on 9 goals, 7 assists and 1.439 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 44). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74. At 22 Fatawu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

74.1

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

53.7

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

87.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

1.44

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

1.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) 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 9 goals and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 87.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.4 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.44 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 74.1 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %87.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.223

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.397

Defensive actions / 901.439

Player flow

Goal involvements16

Cards / 900.174

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 (~107), then tapers with age. At 22, Fatawu sits on 39.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Fatawu's projected Rating — 74.1 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 defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions17

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€16.3M total transfer fees · 4 moves

IpswichJul 2026 – now

Leicesteruntil Jul 2026

Sporting CP(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2026

LeicesterJul 2024 – Jul 2024€ 16.3M

Leicester(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

Sporting CPuntil Aug 2023

About A. Fatawu

Issahaku Abdul Fatawu is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Ipswich, born on March 8, 2004 in Tamale, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Ghana. Ipswich currently sit 8th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Fatawu has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 66 minutes, averaging a 7.7 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sunderland (66 minutes, 7.7 rating)

A. Fatawu's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ipswich face Manchester United away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Fatawu at 74.1 with a Season form score of 53.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Championship and the Africa U20 Cup of Nations. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, A. Fatawu has totalled 115 club appearances with 20 goals and 22 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 43 appearances for Leicester.

A. Fatawu's career has also included time at Leicester and Sporting CP.

On the international stage, A. Fatawu has represented Ghana, Ghana U23, Ghana U20 — 45 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.