Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC BW Linz.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 915 | 6.64 |
 Challenge Leagueat FC Aarau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.4 |
Scout report
Mamadou Fofana II is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at FC BW Linz, rated 35.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 207 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on II.
Judged on this season alone, II graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.016 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 34th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 25 II is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 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 · FC BW Linz finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
5.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 5.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.2, II carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 47, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC BW Linz finished 12th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.02 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.
Transfer news
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