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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nancy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2104 | 6.74 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Scout report
M. Carlier is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Nancy, rated 38.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 251st of 329 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carlier.
Judged on this season alone, Carlier graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 21 of the 21 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.85 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 30). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 17th of 21 of the 21 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 29 Carlier is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Carlier is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.85 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 38.5, Carlier carries the 17th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 21, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nancy finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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