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Ruslan Magal

Experienced headFC Sochi · 34 yrsRotation

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

Profile

Full nameRuslan Magal
PositionFull-back
NationalityRussia
Age34
Date of birth24 Sept 1991
BirthplaceVoronezh
Height173 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubFC Sochi
Full-back
17
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1101
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Sochi.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

R. Magal is a 34-year-old full-back at FC Sochi, rated 8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (40.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Magal.

On the season, Magal graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 1.798 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 34 Magal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
6.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.8
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Sochi finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

17
Apps
1.8
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) 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 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.8 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • 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 8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions7
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.