Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 4 injury absences and 1 suspension (arm, inactive, shoulder). He still appeared 20 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.
Also this season
On loan at Strasbourg — UEFA Europa Conference League: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 188 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nantes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1263 | 6.8 |
 UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Strasbourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 6.6 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.75 |
| Coupe de Franceat Strasbourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.3 |
Scout report
J. Mwanga is a 23-year-old full-back at Nantes, rated 77 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (91.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mwanga.
Judged on this season alone, Mwanga graded 36 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 4 clean sheets and 3.234 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 36). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 77, top 23% of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 23 Mwanga is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 44.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mwanga missed 4 games through injury and 1 suspension (arm, inactive, shoulder) out of roughly 33 this season. The 20 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.
A career still climbing — Mwanga is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 91.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 77, Mwanga carries the 14th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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 full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
