Khalis Merah

Merah's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 75. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 15).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lyon · 4th	1	0	0	3.8	75	15
2025/26	Lyon · 4th	22	0	1	6.64	75	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

K. Merah is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Lyon, rated 75.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merah.

On the season, Merah graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.666 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76. At 19 Merah is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 35.2 reflects that trajectory.

75.5

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

14.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.67

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.67

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).
Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 75.5 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.078

Goal contribution / 900.078

Defensive actions / 902.666

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.157

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~44), then tapers with age. At 19, Merah sits on 35.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Merah's projected Rating — 75.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles27—

Interceptions7—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

About K. Merah

Khalis Merah is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Lyon, born on February 24, 2007. He is from France. Lyon currently sit 4th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, K. Merah has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 23 minutes, averaging a 6.71 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

September 4, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Auxerre (23 minutes, 6.71 rating)

K. Merah's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Lyon face Rennes at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Merah at 75.5 with a Season form score of 14.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 3 recorded seasons, K. Merah has totalled 26 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 22 appearances for Lyon.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.