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PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth14 Sept 2004
Shirt number#2
ClubKayserispor
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Centre-back

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
641
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kayserispor.

Scout report

Rising starCentral defender

Jadel Katongo is a 22-year-old central defender at Kayserispor, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 224 on scout potential in the 1. Lig and 952nd of 1759 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Katongo.

Judged on this season alone, Katongo graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 58 of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 1 clean sheet and 2.949 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 6% of the 58 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 22 Katongo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential3rd of 58 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 10 appsCurrent season34th of 58 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 10 apps34th-best centre-back in the 1. Lig6th in the 1. Lig · potential3rd-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig952nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
37.1
Ratingi
3rd of 58 centre-backs
8.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.95
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kayserispor finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

10
Apps
2.95
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.1, Katongo carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 58 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes213
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success50%
Duels won33
Duels won %55%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions5
Blocks4
Fouls committed8
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.