based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lecce.
Also this season
On loan at Nantes — Ligue 1: 13 apps, 0g 2a, 941 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Lecce; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.9 |
Scout report
M. Kaba is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Nantes, rated 65.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kaba.
On the season, Kaba graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.304 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66. At 24 Kaba is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 65.7 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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