Melvin Bard

Bard's current-season form is down 67% on last season (Season 42→14), while his Rating eased 71→63. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 82).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	LeedsLoan · 3rd	1	0	0	6.4	71	42
2026/27	Nice · 18th	2	0	0	6.9	63	14
2025/26	Nice · 16th	31	2	1	6.72	71	42
2024/25	Nice · 4th	25	2	1	7.03	77	34
2023/24	Nice · 5th	32	1	2	7.06	84	82
2022/23	Nice · 9th	35	0	0	6.88	80	56

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U23	2	0
France U21	3	0
France U19	3	0
France U17	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

M. Bard is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Nice, rated 70.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (78.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bard.

On the season, Bard graded 42 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.947 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71. At 25 Bard is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

70.7

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

41.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

78.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.95

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.95

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 78.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 70.7 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %78.1%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.071

Assists / 900.036

Goal contribution / 900.107

Defensive actions / 903.947

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.142

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~85), then tapers with age. At 25, Bard sits on 41.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bard's projected Rating — 70.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles55

Interceptions42

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3M total transfer fees · 2 moves

Leeds(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

NiceJul 2021 – Aug 2026€ 3M

Lyonuntil Jul 2021

About M. Bard

Melvin Michel Maxence Bard is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for Leeds, born on November 6, 2000 in Ecully, standing 173 cm tall. He is from France. Leeds currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Bard has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 172 minutes, averaging a 6.77 match rating over his last 3 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

Recent matches

September 14, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Newcastle (18 minutes, 6.4 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Paris FC (82 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 22, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Lorient (69 minutes, 7.3 rating)

M. Bard's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Leeds face Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Bard at 70.7 with a Season form score of 41.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Bard has totalled 224 club appearances with 8 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Nice.

M. Bard's career has also included time at Nice and Lyon.

On the international stage, M. Bard has represented France U23, France U21, France U19, France U17 — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.