based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Saarbrücken.
Scout report
R. Elongo-Yombo is a 25-year-old central midfielder at FC Saarbrücken, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 123rd of 264 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elongo-Yombo.
Judged on this season alone, Elongo-Yombo graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 94 of the 94 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.076 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 44th of 94 of the 94 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 25 Elongo-Yombo is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Saarbrücken finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.1, Elongo-Yombo carries the 44th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 94, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Saarbrücken finished 15th of 20) — 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 light defensive volume (1.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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