Victor Lekhal

Lekhal's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al Riyadh · 16th	1	0	0	6.5	19	17
2025/26	Al Riyadh · 15th	15	0	1	6.79	19	17
2024/25	UMM Salal	21	3	0	7.1	—	—
2023/24	UMM Salal	16	2	1	7.08	—	—
2022/23	Le Havre · 1st	37	6	0	7.14	54	52

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Algeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Algeria	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

V. Lekhal is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Riyadh, rated 19.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (44.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lekhal.

On the season, Lekhal graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.533 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 32 Lekhal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26

19.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

16.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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

Rated 19.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %44.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.067

Defensive actions / 903.533

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.133

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 32, Lekhal sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lekhal's projected Rating — 19.4 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 defensive midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles21—

Interceptions29—

Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Al RiyadhFeb 2026 – now

AAl Qadsiauntil Feb 2026

About V. Lekhal

Victor Mehdy Lekhal is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Al Riyadh, born on February 27, 1994 in Fécamp, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Algeria. Al Riyadh currently sit 16th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, V. Lekhal has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 69 minutes, averaging a 6.4 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Al Shabab (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 14, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Al-Ettifaq (69 minutes, 6.5 rating)

V. Lekhal's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Al Riyadh face NEOM at home in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Lekhal at 19.4 with a Season form score of 16.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the QSL Cup and the Ligue 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, V. Lekhal has totalled 338 club appearances with 23 goals and 4 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Le Havre.

V. Lekhal's career has also included time at AAl Qadsia.

On the international stage, V. Lekhal has represented Algeria — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.