based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sakaryaspor.
Scout report
M. Fofana is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Sakaryaspor, rated 33.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 114 on scout potential in the 1. Lig and 1334th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fofana.
Judged on this season alone, Fofana graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 9 of the 9 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 5.247 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Fofana, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 34% of the 9 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 21 Fofana is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.8, Fofana carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig of 9 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.
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