Domestic-league season · Lorient.
Missed 4 of Lorient's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (calf, international duty). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2610 | 6.9 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.85 |
Talbi's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 45→29), while his Rating climbed 60→62. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 45).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lorient · 9th | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 62 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Lorient · 1st | 29 | 1 | 1 | 7.07 | 60 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | Lorient · 17th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 69 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | Lorient · 10th | 38 | 1 | 2 | 6.96 | 81 | 36 |
| 2021/22 | Rubin · 15th | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 32 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Rizespor · 13th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 46 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 2 |
Caps & goals this season.
M. Talbi is a 28-year-old central defender at Lorient, rated 61.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 196th of 324 in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (96.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Talbi.
Judged on this season alone, Talbi graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 53 of the 53 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 2.483 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 31st of 53 of the 53 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Talbi is in his prime years, and a market index of 60 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Talbi missed 4 games through injury (calf, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 61.7, Talbi carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 53. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~100), then tapers with age. At 28, Talbi sits on 60, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Talbi's projected Rating — 61.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€2.4M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
