based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Monaco.
Scout report
M. Salisu is a 27-year-old central defender at Monaco, rated 54.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 71st of 122 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% 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 Salisu.
Judged on this season alone, Salisu graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 25 of the 25 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 2 clean sheets and 5.25 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 15th of 25 of the 25 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 27 Salisu is in his prime years, and a market index of 31.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side
5.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. 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 35.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 54.5, Salisu carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 25 — though on just 12 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). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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