Mamadou Maiga
ratings updated 14 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendliesat Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.9 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All First League standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the First League: on the pitch for 65% of Nizhny Novgorod's available minutes this season, up from 24% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
M. Maiga is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 11.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 27th of 29 on scout potential in the First League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maiga.
Judged on this season alone, Maiga graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 4 of the 4 defensive midfielders in the First League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.612 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 4th of 4 of the 4 defensive midfielders in the First League. At 31 Maiga is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side
4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 11.8, Maiga carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the First League of 4 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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