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Kelvin Abrefa

Squad depthReading · 22 yrsRotation
43.8
2.4%
Ratingi
9.1
26%
Seasoni
9.3
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKelvin Ampomah Opoku Abrefa
PositionFull-back
NationalityGhana
Age22
Date of birth9 Dec 2003
Height176 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubReading
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Season stats

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22
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1148
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Reading.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

K. Abrefa is a 22-year-old full-back at Reading, rated 43.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 31st of 109 on scout potential in the League One and 718th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abrefa.

Judged on this season alone, Abrefa graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.92 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 36% of the 14 full-backs in the League One. At 22 Abrefa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 36% full-backs · League OneCurrent season13th of 14 full-backs · League One13th-best full-back in the League One31st in the League One · potential5th-highest potential full-back in the League One718th-highest potential U-23 tracked
43.8
Ratingi
5th of 14 full-backs
9.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.7%
Minutes
limited game time
3.92
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Reading finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

22
Apps
3.92
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.7% 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 43.8, Abrefa carries the 5th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One (top 36%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 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.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles35
Interceptions12
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.