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R. Ghezzal

Experienced headLyon · 34 yrsTransferred to Ghezzal Rachid

Profile

Full nameRachid Ghezzal
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityAlgeria
Age34
Date of birth9 May 1992
BirthplaceDécines-Charpieu
Height182 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubLyon
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
219
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lyon.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Lyon's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (muscle, wound). He still appeared 10 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 110002196.39
UEFA Europa League101256.5
Coupe de France100246.3

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

R. Ghezzal is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder at Lyon, rated 12.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ghezzal.

On the season, Ghezzal graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Ghezzal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ghezzal missed 9 games through injury (muscle, wound) out of roughly 34 this season. The 10 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
12.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
9.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

0
Goals
0
Assists
0
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 10 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 9.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.