based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 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
M. Maiga is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 11.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.9% 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.
On the season, Maiga graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.612 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. 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.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.9% 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
Rated 11.7 overall — below regular-starter level. 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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