Maxime Estève
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · RB Leipzig.
Also this season
On loan at Burnley — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at RB Leipzig; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
M. Estève is a 24-year-old central defender at Burnley, rated 81.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (85.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Estève.
On the season, Estève graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.493 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 81. At 24 Estève is in his prime years, and a market index of 97.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 85.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 81.2 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
