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Sam Sanna

Solid contributorLaval · 27 yrsStarter

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

Profile

Full nameSam Sanna
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age27
Date of birth8 Mar 1999
BirthplaceLourdes
Height170 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubLaval
Defensive midfielder
7
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
608
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Laval.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2100907

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

S. Sanna is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Laval, rated 51.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 42nd of 85 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanna.

Judged on this season alone, Sanna graded 35 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.322 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 3rd of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 27 Sanna is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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: 2023/24
51.2
Ratingi
3rd of 7 defensive midfielders
34.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
93.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.32
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

35
Apps
3.32
Def. / 90
64
Tackles
36
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 35 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.2, Sanna carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 7, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Laval finished 16th of 18) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles64—
Interceptions36—
Blocks12—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.