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Full namePaul Joly
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age26
Date of birth7 Jun 2000
BirthplaceOrléans
Height182 cm
Shirt number#26
Club1. FC Kaiserslautern
Attacking midfielderalso played DEF
29
Appearances
1
Goals
6
Assists
2100
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga291621006.97
DFB Pokal100826.6

Scout report

Solid contributorCreative Attacking midfielder

P. Joly is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, rated 56.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 121st of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.04 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Joly.

Judged on this season alone, Joly graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 1 goal and 6 assists in 29 appearances (0.3 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, top 38% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Joly is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 38% attacking midfielders · 2. BundesligaCurrent season28th of 48 attacking midfielders · 2. Bundesliga28th-best attacking midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga121st in the 2. Bundesliga · potential18th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga
56.9
Ratingi
18th of 48 attacking midfielders
24.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.3
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · 1. FC Kaiserslautern finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

1
Goals
6
Assists
7
G+A
0.03
Goals / app

1 goal in 29 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.24 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.6% 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 56.9, Joly carries the 18th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 38%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions 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.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.