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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Le Havre.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Le Havre's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (thigh, injury, international duty). He still appeared 27 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1550 | 6.51 |
Scout report
M. Samatta is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Le Havre, rated 23.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samatta.
Judged on this season alone, Samatta graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances (0.174 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 29th of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 33 Samatta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Samatta missed 6 games through injury (thigh, injury, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 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.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Le Havre finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2 goals in 27 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.17 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 23.8, Samatta carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 of 33, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Le Havre 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. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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