Rafik Messali

Messali's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→6), while his Rating held around 64. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 10).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Toulouse · 17th	1	0	6.3	64	6
2025/26	Toulouse · 10th	12	0	6.76	64	6
2024/25	Toulouse · 10th	27	1	6.81	69	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

R. Messali is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Toulouse, rated 64.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Messali.

On the season, Messali graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.32 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64. At 23 Messali is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 37.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

64.1

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.8%

Minutes

limited game time

4.32

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Toulouse finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.32

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 64.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.8%

Available fixtures33 of 33

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.32

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.36

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~37), then tapers with age. At 23, Messali sits on 37.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Messali's projected Rating — 64.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions12

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

About R. Messali

Rafik Messali is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Toulouse, born on April 28, 2003, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Algeria. Toulouse currently sit 17th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, R. Messali has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 19 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Stade Brestois 29 (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)

R. Messali's next match is on September 3, 2026, when Toulouse face Lille at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Messali at 64.1 with a Season form score of 6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, R. Messali has totalled 68 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 27 appearances for Toulouse.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.