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Matthis Abline

Top-tier performerNantes · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameMatthis Abline
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityFrance
Age23
Date of birth28 Mar 2003
Height176 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubNantes
Centre-forwardalso played MID
33
Appearances
6
Goals
4
Assists
2514
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nantes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1336425146.95
UEFA U21 Championshipat France U214101466.7
Coupe de France2221238.5

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentre-forward

M. Abline is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Nantes, rated 79.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (84.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abline.

Judged on this season alone, Abline graded 41 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 6 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances (0.358 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 41). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 80, top 18% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 23 Abline is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 46.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/234 clubs
Current potentialTop 18% centre-forwards · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 32% centre-forwards · Ligue 111th-best centre-forward in the Ligue 149th in the Ligue 1 · potential6th-highest potential centre-forward in the Ligue 1
79.7
Ratingi
6th of 35 centre-forwards
41.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
84.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.36
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

6
Goals
4
Assists
10
G+A
0.18
Goals / app

6 goals in 33 appearances (0.18 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.3 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 79.7, Abline carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 (top 18%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target23
Shots55

Passing

Assists4
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles51
Dribble success44%
Fouls won42

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions8
Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0