Marco Essimi Ateba

Ateba's current-season form is up 550% on last season (Season 4→26), while his Rating eased 51→46. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Dunkerque · 10th	19	5	4	6.91	46	26
2024/25	Dunkerque · 4th	17	1	0	6.75	51	4
2023/24	Saint-Priest	25	12	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Jura Dolois	23	3	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Bobigny	4	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Chantilly	10	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Winger

M. Essimi Ateba is a 27-year-old winger at Dunkerque, rated 46.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 206th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.34 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ateba.

Judged on this season alone, Ateba graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 45 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 5 goals and 4 assists in 19 appearances (0.762 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 26).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 39th of 45 of the 45 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 27 Ateba is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ateba is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential39th of 45 attacking midfielders · Ligue 2 Current seasonTop 34% attacking midfielders · Ligue 215th-best attacking midfielder in the Ligue 2206th in the Ligue 2 · potential39th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Ligue 2

46.3

Ratingi

39th of 45 attacking midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.76

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Dunkerque finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.26

Goals / app

5 goals in 19 appearances (0.26 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.47 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.76 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.34 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.3, Ateba carries the 39th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 45. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.76 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.423

Assists / 900.339

Goal contribution / 900.762

Defensive actions / 901.609

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Shot conversion %55.6

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %77

Dribble success %40.5

Cards / 900.085

Foul involvement / 902.371

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~17), then tapers with age. At 27, Ateba sits on 17.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ateba's projected Rating — 46.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Shots on target9

Shots15

Passing

Assists4

Chances created11

Passes290

Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles17

Dribble success40.5%

Duels won46

Duels won %39.7%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions4

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Alverca2026/27 – nowFree

Dunkerque2024/25 – 2026/27Free

SSaint-Priest2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Jura Dolois2022/23 – 2023/24Free

Chantillyuntil 2022/23

Bobigny2021/22 – 2022/23

SSaint-Malo2020/21 – 2021/22

Paris FCuntil 2020/21

About M. Essimi Ateba

Marco Rachid Essimi Ateba is a 27-year-old winger who plays for Dunkerque, born on February 18, 1999 in Yaoundé, standing 182 cm tall. He is from France. Dunkerque currently sit 10th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, M. Essimi Ateba has made 19 appearances with 5 goals and 4 assists across 1,063 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Essimi Ateba plays, Dunkerque's record this season is 9W-5D-6L — and his match ratings average 7 at home against 6.81 on the road.

Recent matches

May 9, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Nancy (90 minutes, 6 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Grenoble (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 27, 2026: 6-2 win away at Boulogne (78 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 20, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Laval (29 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Saint Etienne (23 minutes, 7 rating)
January 16, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs PAU (63 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 5, 2026: 3-1 win away at Montpellier (16 minutes, 6.7 rating)
December 21, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Strasbourg (27 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 12, 2025: 2-1 win away at Laval (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
December 6, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Saint Etienne (64 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Essimi Ateba at 46.3 with a Season form score of 26, ranking 206th of 313 wingers in the Ligue 2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, M. Essimi Ateba has totalled 143 club appearances with 35 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 25 appearances for Saint-Priest.

M. Essimi Ateba's career has also included time at Alverca, SSaint-Priest, Jura Dolois, Chantilly, Bobigny, SSaint-Malo and Paris FC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dunkerque finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points