Domestic-league season · Montpellier.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2333 | 6.85 |
 Coupe de France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 7.37 |
Pays's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→23), while his Rating climbed 62→64. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Montpellier · 8th | 30 | 4 | 1 | 6.85 | 64 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Montpellier · 18th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 62 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Pays is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Montpellier, rated 64.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 27th of 325 in the Ligue 2. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (78.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pays.
Judged on this season alone, Pays graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 30 appearances (0.193 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 23).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, top 18% of the 46 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 23 Pays is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 67 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Pays is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
4 goals in 30 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 64.4, Pays carries the 8th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 2 (top 18%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~67), then tapers with age. At 23, Pays sits on 67, at or near its peak. The blue line is Pays's projected Rating — 64.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
