Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.
Missed 5 of FC Midtjylland's ~32 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 25 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superliga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1228 | 6.8 |
 UEFA Europa League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 6.8 |
Mbabu's current-season form is down 14% on last season (Season 22→19), while his Rating eased 28→20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 20 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6.92 | 28 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | FC Augsburg · 11th | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6.78 | 54 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Fulham · 10th | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6.38 | 55 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | VfL Wolfsburg · 12th | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 62 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | VfL Wolfsburg · 4th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6.97 | 73 | 45 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 7 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
K. Mbabu is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Midtjylland, rated 20.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 180th of 205 in the 1. Division. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbabu.
Judged on this season alone, Mbabu graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the 1. Division, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.518 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 35th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the 1. Division. At 31 Mbabu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mbabu missed 5 games through injury (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 32 this season. The 25 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 20.2, Mbabu carries the 35th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 1. Division of 36. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 31, Mbabu sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mbabu's projected Rating — 20.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€16.5M total transfer fees · 11 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
