Domestic-league season · Al-Ittihad FC.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 31 | 4 | 7 | 2445 | 6.72 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 9 | 1 | 5 | 788 | 7.01 |
Diaby's current-season form is down 26% on last season (Season 46→34), while his Rating eased 58→50. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 74).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Al-Ittihad FC · 5th | 31 | 4 | 7 | 6.72 | 50 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | Al-Ittihad FC · 1st | 24 | 5 | 14 | 7.46 | 58 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa · 4th | 38 | 6 | 8 | 6.97 | 90 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 33 | 9 | 8 | 7.16 | 88 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer Leverkusen · 3rd | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7.09 | 93 | 74 |
| 2020/21 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 32 | 4 | 10 | 7.01 | 88 | 45 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Diaby is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Al-Ittihad FC, rated 49.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 66th of 300 in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diaby.
Judged on this season alone, Diaby graded 34 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 35 attacking midfielders in the Pro League, on 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances (0.405 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 35% of the 35 attacking midfielders in the Pro League. At 27 Diaby is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4 goals in 31 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.35 per appearance).
With a Rating of 49.7, Diaby carries the 12th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Pro League (top 35%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions 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.
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 (~41), then tapers with age. At 27, Diaby sits on 40.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Diaby's projected Rating — 49.7 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.
€130M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
