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Samukelo Kabini

Solid contributorMolde · 22 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameSamukelo Kabini
PositionFull-back
NationalitySouth Africa
Age22
Date of birth15 Mar 2004
Shirt number#26
ClubMolde
Full-back
13
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1020
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Molde.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien9017526.86

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Full-back

S. Kabini is a 22-year-old full-back at Molde, rated 46.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 50th of 199 on scout potential in the Eliteserien and 746th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kabini.

Judged on this season alone, Kabini graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 39 of the 39 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 2 clean sheets and 4.059 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 30).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 31% of the 39 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 22 Kabini is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Kabini is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
46.1
Ratingi
12th of 39 full-backs
30.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
87.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.06
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Molde finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

13
Apps
4.06
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.1, Kabini carries the 12th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 39 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created7
Passes607
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles11
Dribble success57.9%
Duels won55
Duels won %53.4%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions12
Blocks5
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.