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Centre-backGhanaLigue 1

Nathaniel Adjei

Squad depth★ Standout performerLorient · 24 yrsStarter
66.9
2.1%
Ratingi
8.7
±0%
Seasoni
38.2
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNathaniel Adjei
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGhana
Age24
Date of birth21 Aug 2002
Height191 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubLorient
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
615
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lorient.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Ligue 1: on the pitch for 98% of Lorient's available minutes this season, up from 27% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Adjei is a 24-year-old central defender at Lorient, rated 65.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 34th of 83 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adjei.

Judged on this season alone, Adjei graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 16 of the 16 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 2 clean sheets and 2.25 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, 9th of 16 of the 16 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 24 Adjei is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential9th of 16 centre-backs · Ligue 1 · 15 appsCurrent season14th of 16 centre-backs · Ligue 1 · 15 apps14th-best centre-back in the Ligue 134th in the Ligue 1 · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
65.5
Ratingi
9th of 16 centre-backs
8.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lorient finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

15
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 65.5, Adjei carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 16 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions8
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

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