Domestic-league season · Lorient.
Missed 4 of Lorient's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (injury, knee). He still appeared 18 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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 685 | 6.47 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 8.2 |
Bamba's current-season form is down 40% on last season (Season 20→12), while his Rating climbed 61→67. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 34).
M. Bamba is a 24-year-old centre-forward at Lorient, rated 67.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 324 in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bamba.
Judged on this season alone, Bamba graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 18 appearances (0.394 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 16th of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 24 Bamba is in his prime years, and a market index of 109.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bamba missed 4 games through injury (injury, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 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 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1 goal in 18 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 67.4, Bamba carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 of 33 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions 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.
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 (~109), then tapers with age. At 24, Bamba sits on 109.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bamba's projected Rating — 67.4 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.
€5M total transfer fees · 1 moves
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