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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Metz.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1700 | 6.57 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 6.3 |
Scout report
M. Colin is a 34-year-old central defender at Metz, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 61% of Ligue 1 centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.7, ranking 306th of 321 in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (55.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Colin.
Judged on this season alone, Colin graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 4 clean sheets and 4.024 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 57th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 34 Colin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.7, Colin carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 59, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Metz finished 18th 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 (4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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