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Kelvin Amian

Solid contributorNantes · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameKelvin Amian Adou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age28
Date of birth8 Feb 1998
BirthplaceToulouse
Height180 cm
Shirt number#98
ClubNantes
Centre-backalso played MID
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1962
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nantes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 7 injury absences and 1 suspension (groin, yellow cards, injury). He still appeared 23 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1230119626.62
Coupe de France2001806.3

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

K. Amian is a 28-year-old central defender at Nantes, rated 52.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 222nd of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Amian.

Judged on this season alone, Amian graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 2.064 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 41st of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Amian is in his prime years, and a market index of 18.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Amian missed 7 games through injury and 1 suspension (groin, yellow cards, injury) out of roughly 33 this season. The 23 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential41st of 59 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current season39th of 59 centre-backs · Ligue 139th-best centre-back in the Ligue 1222nd in the Ligue 1 · potential41st-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
52.3
Ratingi
41st of 59 centre-backs
21.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.06
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.06
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.1% 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 52.3, Amian carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 59, 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 (2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created8
Passes786
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success50%
Duels won79
Duels won %56.4%
Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions7
Blocks10
Fouls committed23
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.