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M. Koné

Top-tier performerAS Roma · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameKouadio Emmanuel Koné
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age25
Date of birth17 May 2001
BirthplaceColombes
Height185 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubAS Roma
Defensive midfielder
29
Appearances
2
Goals
3
Assists
2466
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AS Roma.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of AS Roma's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (muscle, hip). He still appeared 29 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
Serie A292324667.04
UEFA Europa League7002666.54
Coppa Italia100336.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

M. Koné is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at AS Roma, rated 86.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Koné.

Judged on this season alone, Koné graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 2.555 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 47). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 87, top 6% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 25 Koné is in his prime years, and a market index of 53.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Koné missed 8 games through injury (muscle, hip) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 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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A career still climbing — Koné is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 6% defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 16% defensive midfielders · Serie A9th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A9th in the Serie A · potential3rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A
86.8
Ratingi
3rd of 57 defensive midfielders
46.9
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
91.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.56
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AS Roma finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

2.56
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
18
Interceptions
13
Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) 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 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 86.8, Koné carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A (top 6%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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