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Full nameMatvey Lukin
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRussia
Age22
Date of birth27 Apr 2004
BirthplaceSergiev Posad
Height190 cm
Shirt number#90
ClubCSKA Moscow
Centre-back
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1383
Minutes

Domestic-league season · CSKA Moscow.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of CSKA Moscow's ~30 games this season through 5 injury absences (hip, yellow cards). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League181013837.04
Cup10010

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

M. Lukin is a 22-year-old central defender at CSKA Moscow, rated 33.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League and 2311th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (61.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lukin.

Judged on this season alone, Lukin graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 3.514 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 23). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 11% of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 22 Lukin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lukin missed 5 games through injury (hip, yellow cards) out of roughly 30 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 11% centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent season22nd of 48 centre-backs · Premier League22nd-best centre-back in the Premier League37th in the Premier League · potential5th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League2311th-highest potential U-23 tracked
33.5
Ratingi
5th of 48 centre-backs
22.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
61.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.51
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · CSKA Moscow finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

3.51
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
21
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.5, Lukin carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League (top 11%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.