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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Montpellier.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Montpellier's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (leg). 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 718 | 6.85 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.3 |
Scout report
K. Fayad is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Montpellier, rated 58.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 329 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 732nd of 2840 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fayad.
Judged on this season alone, Fayad graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 74 of the 74 central midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.387 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 23% of the 74 central midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 22 Fayad is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Fayad missed 4 games through injury (leg) out of roughly 34 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Montpellier finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side
4.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 58.6, Fayad carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 74 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 central midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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