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L. Brassier

Top-tier performerRennes · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameLilian Brassier
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age26
Date of birth2 Nov 1999
BirthplaceArgenteuil
Height186 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubRennes
Centre-back
27
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2252
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rennes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Rennes's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury to the ankle). He still appeared 27 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 1270122526.8
Coupe de France3001166.87

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

L. Brassier is a 26-year-old central defender at Rennes, rated 71.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 138th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (80.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brassier.

Judged on this season alone, Brassier graded 42 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 7 clean sheets and 3.637 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 42). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, 23rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 26 Brassier is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Brassier missed 3 games through injury (injury to the ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 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 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential23rd of 54 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 32% centre-backs · Ligue 117th-best centre-back in the Ligue 1138th in the Ligue 1 · potential23rd-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
71.3
Ratingi
23rd of 54 centre-backs
42
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
80.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.64
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rennes finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.64
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
38
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th 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 80.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.64 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 71.3, Brassier carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 54. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.64 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.