Macalou's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 19→12), while his Rating eased 37→33. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	0	6.8	—	—
2024/25	Sochaux · 12th	9	3	1	6.71	33	12
2023/24	Sochaux · 8th	25	6	0	—	37	19
2023/24	Valenciennes · 20th	1	0	0	6.2	44	0
2022/23	RED Star FC 93Loan · 3rd	9	3	1	6.71	37	11
2021/22	Le MansLoan · 10th	31	5	0	—	39	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoal-getting Centre-forward

I. Macalou is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Free Agents, rated 73.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 58th of 193 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.53 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Macalou.

Judged on this season alone, Macalou graded 55 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 17 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 6 goals and 14 assists in 37 appearances (0.759 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 73, top 30% of the 17 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 27 Macalou is in his prime years, and a market index of 110.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potentialTop 30% centre-forwards · Premier League Current seasonTop 12% centre-forwards · Premier League 2nd-best centre-forward in the Premier League 58th in the Premier League · potential 5th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League

73.4

Ratingi

5th of 17 centre-forwards

55.4

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

69.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.76

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Free Agents finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.16

Goals / app

6 goals in 37 appearances (0.16 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 14 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 20 goal contributions (0.54 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.53 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.4, Macalou carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League (top 30%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.76 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 %69.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.228

Assists / 900.532

Goal contribution / 900.759

Defensive actions / 901.481

Player flow

Goal involvements20

Cards / 900.038

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 (~111), then tapers with age. At 27, Macalou sits on 110.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Macalou's projected Rating — 73.4 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 centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists14

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Universitatea ClujJan 2025 – now

SochauxAug 2023 – Jan 2025

Valenciennes(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

RED Star FC 93(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Valenciennes(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

Le Mans(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

ValenciennesJan 2021 – Jul 2021

CChasselay MDAJan 2020 – Jan 2021

LLouhans-Cuiseauxuntil Jan 2020

About I. Macalou

Issouf Macalou is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Free Agents, born on December 27, 1998 in Abidjan, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Côte d'Ivoire.

This season

In the current season, I. Macalou has made 37 appearances with 6 goals and 14 assists across 2,370 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Macalou at 73.4 with a Season form score of 55.4, ranking 58th of 193 centre-forwards in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, I. Macalou has totalled 162 club appearances with 43 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 31 appearances for Le Mans.

I. Macalou's career has also included time at Universitatea Cluj, Sochaux, Valenciennes, RED Star FC 93, Le Mans, CChasselay MDA and LLouhans-Cuiseaux.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Free Agents finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points