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Centre-backSenegal2. Bundesliga

Mikayil Faye

Squad depth1. FC Nürnberg · 22 yrsFringe player
63.2
6.8%
Ratingi
6.9
42.5%
Seasoni
37.1
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameMikayil Ngor Faye
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySenegal
Age22
Date of birth14 Jul 2004
BirthplaceSédhiou
Height186 cm
Shirt number#15
Club1. FC Nürnberg
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Centre-back

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
250
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cremonese.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Faye is a 22-year-old central defender at Cremonese, rated 63 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Faye.

On the season, Faye graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.4 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 6).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 22 Faye is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
63
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.3%
Minutes
limited game time
5.4
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Cremonese finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
5.4
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
6
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 63 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.