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Full nameRayan Bamba
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age22
Date of birth14 May 2004
Shirt number#23
ClubNancy
Central midfielderalso played DEF · FWD
20
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1296
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nancy.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2202012966.66
Coupe de France2001127.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

R. Bamba is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Nancy, rated 57.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 813th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (42.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bamba.

Judged on this season alone, Bamba graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.917 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 20).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, top 30% of the 50 central midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 22 Bamba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.3 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 30% central midfielders · Ligue 2Current season29th of 50 central midfielders · Ligue 229th-best central midfielder in the Ligue 2110th in the Ligue 2 · potential15th-highest potential central midfielder in the Ligue 2813th-highest potential U-23 tracked
57.2
Ratingi
15th of 50 central midfielders
20.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.92
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

2.92
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.2, Bamba carries the 15th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 2 (top 30%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nancy finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.