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67.8
3.8%
Ratingi
0
100%
Seasoni
28.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRomain Joy Kouakou Esse
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age21
Date of birth13 May 2005
BirthplaceLambeth
Height175 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubCrystal Palace
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Attacking midfielder

Season stats

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4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
55
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.

Also this season

On loan at Coventry — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Crystal Palace; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

R. Esse is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder at Coventry, rated 67.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esse.

On the season, Esse graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 17 appearances (0.357 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68. At 21 Esse is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.1 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 levelBreakout: 2024/25
67.8
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
8.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.36
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

17
Apps
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

2 goals in 17 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 67.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions3
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.