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Michael Folorunsho

Solid contributorMonza · 28 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMichael Ijemuan Folorunsho
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age28
Date of birth7 Feb 1998
BirthplaceRome
Height190 cm
Shirt number#90
ClubMonza
Central midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
216
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monza.

Also this season

On loan at CagliariCoppa Italia: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 99 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Monza; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

M. Folorunsho is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 55.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (69% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Folorunsho.

On the season, Folorunsho graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.679 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 28 Folorunsho is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.7 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: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/266 clubs
55.8
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
24.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
69%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.68
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

31
Apps
1.68
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
11
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.68 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 55.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). 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 central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions11
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0