
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sunderland.
Scout report
N. Mukiele is a 28-year-old full-back at Sunderland, rated 66.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 82nd of 192 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mukiele.
Judged on this season alone, Mukiele graded 47 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 29 full-backs in the Premier League, on 9 clean sheets and 3.825 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 47). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 38% of the 29 full-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Mukiele is in his prime years, and a market index of 56.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mukiele is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Sunderland finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side
3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.8/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66.2, Mukiele carries the 11th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League (top 38%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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