Neil El Aynaoui

Aynaoui's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 71. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AS Roma · 1st	1	0	0	6.6	71	19
2025/26	AS Roma · 3rd	25	1	2	6.7	71	19
2024/25	Lens · 8th	24	8	1	7.13	77	35
2023/24	Lens · 7th	25	1	2	6.93	78	31
2022/23	Nancy · 13th	33	4	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Morocco · international

Side	Apps	G
Morocco	20	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. El Aynaoui is a 25-year-old central midfielder at AS Roma, rated 71.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aynaoui.

On the season, Aynaoui graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.524 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71. At 25 Aynaoui is in his prime years, and a market index of 44.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

71.4

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

19.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.1%

Minutes

limited game time

3.52

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · AS Roma finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.52

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 71.4 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %29.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.181

Goal contribution / 900.271

Defensive actions / 903.524

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.452

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~44), then tapers with age. At 25, Aynaoui sits on 44.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Aynaoui's projected Rating — 71.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.6M total transfer fees · 2 moves

AS RomaJul 2025 – now

LensJul 2023 – Jul 2025€ 600K

Nancyuntil Jul 2023

About N. El Aynaoui

Neil El Aynaoui is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for AS Roma, born on July 2, 2001 in Nancy, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Morocco. AS Roma currently sit 1st of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, N. El Aynaoui has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 11 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Fiorentina (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)

N. El Aynaoui's next match is on August 31, 2026, when AS Roma face Lecce away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. El Aynaoui at 71.4 with a Season form score of 19.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, N. El Aynaoui has totalled 144 club appearances with 18 goals and 6 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for Nancy.

N. El Aynaoui's career has also included time at Lens and Nancy.

On the international stage, N. El Aynaoui has represented Morocco — 20 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.