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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Anderlecht.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Anderlecht's ~40 games this season through 6 injury absences (coach's decision, foot, inactive). He still appeared 12 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 970 | 6.48 |
 La Ligaat Alaves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 6.43 |
 Copa del Reyat Alaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7.3 |
Scout report
M. Diarra is a 25-year-old central defender at Anderlecht, rated 45.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 185th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diarra.
Judged on this season alone, Diarra graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.711 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 29th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 25 Diarra is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Diarra missed 6 games through injury (coach's decision, foot, inactive) out of roughly 40 this season. The 12 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.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Anderlecht finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45.9, Diarra carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 48 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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