Meïté's current-season form is up 775% on last season (Season 4→35), while his Rating climbed 17→20. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	PAOK · 3rd	22	8	3	6.99	20	35
2024/25	PAOKLoan · 3rd	10	0	0	6.86	17	4
2023/24	PAOKLoan · 4th	30	1	1	7.12	26	23
2022/23	CremoneseLoan · 19th	31	0	2	6.69	54	29
2021/22	Benfica · 3rd	17	0	0	6.78	44	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U19	3	0
France U17	13	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

S. Meïté is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at PAOK, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 35, top 4% of Super League 1 defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.8, ranking 181st of 267 in the Super League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (69.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meïté.

Judged on this season alone, Meïté graded 35 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 25 defensive midfielders in the Super League 1, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 22 appearances (0.495 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 35). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 17th of 25 of the 25 defensive midfielders in the Super League 1. At 32 Meïté is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs

Current potential17th of 25 defensive midfielders · Super League 1 Current seasonTop 4% defensive midfielders · Super League 11st-best defensive midfielder in the Super League 1181st in the Super League 1 · potential17th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League 1

19.8

Ratingi

17th of 25 defensive midfielders

34.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

69.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.5

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · PAOK finished 3rd of 14 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.36

Goals / app

8 goals in 22 appearances (0.36 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.5 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.8, Meïté carries the 17th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League 1 of 25. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %69.5%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.36

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.495

Defensive actions / 903.192

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.135

Foul involvement / 902.113

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 32, Meïté sits on 2.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Meïté's projected Rating — 19.8 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 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target12

Shots24

Passing

Assists3

Chances created24

Passes1,003

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won80

Duels won %46%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles41

Interceptions26

Blocks4

Fouls committed36

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards1

Transfer history

€18.5M total transfer fees · 14 moves

Benfica(back from loan)2025/26 – now

PAOK2025/26 – 2025/26

Benfica(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

PAOK(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

PAOK(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Benfica(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Cremonese(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Benfica2021/22 – 2022/237M

AC Milan(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Torino2018/19 – 2020/21€ 10M

Bordeaux(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Monaco2017/18 – 2017/18

Zulte Waregem2015/16 – 2017/18

Lille2013/14 – 2015/16€ 1.5M

Auxerreuntil 2013/14

About S. Meïté

Soualiho Meïté is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for PAOK, born on March 17, 1994 in Paris, standing 187 cm tall. He is from France. PAOK currently sit 3rd of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, S. Meïté has made 22 appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists across 2,002 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Super League 1 and the UEFA Europa League.

When S. Meïté plays, PAOK's record this season is 17W-9D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.93 at home against 6.85 on the road.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs AEK Athens FC (74 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Olympiakos Piraeus (63 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Olympiakos Piraeus (77 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Olympiakos Piraeus (14 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 15, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs AEK Athens FC (52 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 29, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Lyon (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
January 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Real Betis (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
January 18, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs OFI (27 minutes, 7 rating)
January 10, 2026: 3-0 win away at Panetolikos (72 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 21, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Panathinaikos (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Meïté at 19.8 with a Season form score of 34.8, ranking 181st of 267 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Taça da Liga and the Super League 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Meïté has totalled 398 club appearances with 20 goals and 16 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 40 appearances for Zulte Waregem.

S. Meïté's career has also included time at Benfica, Cremonese, AC Milan, Torino, Bordeaux, Monaco, Zulte Waregem, Lille and Auxerre.

On the international stage, S. Meïté has represented France U19 and France U17 — 16 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · PAOK finished 3rd of 14 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points