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Centre-backTunisiaLigue 1

Montassar Talbi

Key starterLorient · 28 yrsStarter
59.2
±0%
Ratingi
27.7
±0%
Seasoni
20.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMontassar Omar Talbi
PositionCentre-back
NationalityTunisia
Age28
Date of birth26 May 1998
BirthplaceParis
Height190 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubLorient
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lorient.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

M. Talbi is a 28-year-old central defender at Lorient, rated 59.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 83 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85.3% 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 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 16 of the 16 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 2.483 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 13th of 16 of the 16 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Talbi is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.7 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential13th of 16 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current season9th of 16 centre-backs · Ligue 19th-best centre-back in the Ligue 145th in the Ligue 1 · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
59.2
Ratingi
13th of 16 centre-backs
27.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lorient finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

29
Apps
2.48
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
26
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.2, Talbi carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 16. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions26
Blocks24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.