Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2320 | 6.62 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.3 |
Scout report
N. Cozza is a 27-year-old central defender at Nantes, rated 60.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 207th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (78.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cozza.
Judged on this season alone, Cozza graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 2.793 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 33rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 27 Cozza is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 78.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 60.4, Cozza carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th of 18) — 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 (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
