Saël Kumbedi

Kumbedi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 77. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfL Wolfsburg · 5th	2	0	6.85	77	16
2025/26	VfL WolfsburgLoan · 16th	26	5	6.52	77	16
2025/26	Lyon · 4th	1	0	6.5	65	0
2024/25	Lyon · 6th	26	0	6.74	73	16
2023/24	Lyon · 6th	17	1	6.67	74	19
2022/23	Lyon · 7th	25	2	6.67	78	19
2022/23	Le Havre · 1st	6	1	6.63	60	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U21	3	0
France U20	12	0
France U19	11	0
France U17	9	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Rising assetFull-back

S. Kumbedi is a 21-year-old full-back at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 76.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (61.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kumbedi.

On the season, Kumbedi graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.203 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 77. At 21 Kumbedi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 41.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23

76.8

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

15.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.2

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.2

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 76.8 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.6%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.226

Goal contribution / 900.226

Defensive actions / 903.203

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.09

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 (~46), then tapers with age. At 21, Kumbedi sits on 41.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kumbedi's projected Rating — 76.8 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 full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions17

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Lyon(back from loan)Dec 2025 – now

VfL WolfsburgDec 2025 – Dec 2025

LyonSept 2022 – Dec 2025

Le Havreuntil Sept 2022

About S. Kumbedi

Saël Kumbedi Nseke is a 21-year-old full-back who plays for VfL Wolfsburg, born on March 26, 2005 in Stains, standing 175 cm tall. He is from France.

This season

In the current season, S. Kumbedi has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 185 minutes, averaging a 6.25 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Altglienicke (75 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hannover 96 (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Kumbedi at 76.8 with a Season form score of 15.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Tournoi Maurice Revello and the UEFA U17 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, S. Kumbedi has totalled 148 club appearances with 2 goals and 9 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 26 appearances for Olympique Lyonnais II.

S. Kumbedi's career has also included time at Lyon and Le Havre.

On the international stage, S. Kumbedi has represented France U21, France U20, France U19, France U17 — 35 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.