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WingerGermanyBundesliga

Said El Mala

Rising asset1. FC Köln · 20 yrsRotation
86.4
3.7%
Ratingi
56.1
±0%
Seasoni
47.5
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameSaid El Mala
PositionWinger
NationalityGermany
Age20
Date of birth26 Aug 2006
Height187 cm
Shirt number#10
Club1. FC Köln
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Wingeralso played MID

Season stats

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3
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
171
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.

Scout report

Rising assetGoal-getting Winger

S. El Mala is a 20-year-old winger at 1. FC Köln, rated 83.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (64% of available minutes). He brings 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.6 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mala.

On the season, Mala graded 56 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals and 4 assists in 34 appearances (0.782 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 56 → 56). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 83. At 20 Mala is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 47.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Mala is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2025/26
83.3
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
56.1
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
64%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.78
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

34
Apps
13
Goals
4
Assists
17
G+A
0.38
Goals / app

13 goals in 34 appearances (0.38 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (14th of 18), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 17 goal contributions (0.5 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.6 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — 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 83.3 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.78 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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 wingers in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles24—
Interceptions8—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0