Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Botev Plovdiv.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 First League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 779 | 6.98 |
Scout report
S. Kalu is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Botev Plovdiv, rated 22 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 252 on scout potential in the First League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kalu.
Judged on this season alone, Kalu graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 44 of the 44 attacking midfielders in the First League, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 23 appearances (0.347 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 30th of 44 of the 44 attacking midfielders in the First League. At 28 Kalu is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Botev Plovdiv finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side
2 goals in 23 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 22, Kalu carries the 30th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the First League of 44 — though on just 23 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
