based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lille.
Scout report
N. Bentaleb is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Lille, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.28 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bentaleb.
On the season, Bentaleb graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 2 assists in 26 appearances (0.28 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 31 Bentaleb is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Lille finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
2 goals in 26 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.28 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 36.2 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.28 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
