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L. Abergel

Experienced headLorient · 33 yrsTransferred to Nice

Profile

Full nameLaurent Abergel
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age33
Date of birth1 Feb 1993
BirthplaceMarseille
Height185 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubLorient
Defensive midfielder
28
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2324
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lorient.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Lorient's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (ankle, muscle). He still appeared 28 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 1281023246.91
Coupe de France2001467.3

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

L. Abergel is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Lorient, rated 33.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 296th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (92.2% 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 Abergel.

Judged on this season alone, Abergel graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.556 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 46th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 33 Abergel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Abergel missed 6 games through injury (ankle, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 28 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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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential46th of 51 defensive midfielders · Ligue 1Current season35th of 51 defensive midfielders · Ligue 135th-best defensive midfielder in the Ligue 1296th in the Ligue 1 · potential46th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Ligue 1
33.2
Ratingi
46th of 51 defensive midfielders
31.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
92.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.56
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lorient finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.56
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
27
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.2, Abergel carries the 46th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.