ratings updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ghazl El Mehalla.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2043 | 6.64 |
Scout report
N. Paulikas is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Ghazl El Mehalla, rated 38.213 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 349 on scout potential in the Premier League and 409th of 653 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (68.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulikas.
Judged on this season alone, Paulikas graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.952 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Paulikas, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 4% of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 19 Paulikas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Ghazl El Mehalla finished 16th of 21 · a lower-table side
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 21) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.213, Paulikas carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 4%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ghazl El Mehalla finished 16th of 21) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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