based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Marseille.
Scout report
L. Balerdi is a 27-year-old central defender at Marseille, rated 62.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 122 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% 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 Balerdi.
Judged on this season alone, Balerdi graded 35 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 25 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 3.919 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 12th of 25 of the 25 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 27 Balerdi is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Marseille finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side
3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 62.2, Balerdi carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 25. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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