Wout Faes

Following his move to Monaco, Faes's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 21→16), while his Rating eased 73→49. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	MonacoLoan · 7th	14	0	0	6.78	49	16
2025/26	Leicester · 23rd	15	1	1	6.76	38	3
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	34	1	0	6.8	73	21
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	43	2	0	7.23	73	50
2022/23	Leicester · 18th	31	1	2	6.93	82	40
2022/23	Reims · 11th	3	0	0	6.77	61	5
2021/22	Reims · 12th	37	4	0	7.02	84	48

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	28	0
Belgium U21	17	0
Belgium U19	6	1
Belgium U17	21	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

W. Faes is a 28-year-old central defender at Monaco, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Faes.

On the season, Faes graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.313 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 28 Faes is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2024/25

49.3

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

16.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 49.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.313

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.237

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 age 28 (~17), then tapers with age. At 28, Faes sits on 17.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Faes's projected Rating — 49.3 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 centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions16

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€17M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Leicester(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Monaco(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

LeicesterSept 2022 – Jan 2026€ 17M

Reims(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Sept 2022

OOostende(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

Reimsuntil Jan 2020

Excelsior(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2020

Heerenveen(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Anderlechtuntil Jan 2017

About W. Faes

Wout Felix Lina Faes is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Leicester, born on April 3, 1998 in Mol, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Leicester currently sit 18th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, W. Faes has made 15 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 865 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

W. Faes's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Leicester face Milton Keynes Dons away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Faes at 49.3 with a Season form score of 16.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, W. Faes has totalled 300 club appearances with 11 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 43 appearances for Leicester.

W. Faes's career has also included time at Monaco, Reims, OOostende, Excelsior, Heerenveen and Anderlecht.

On the international stage, W. Faes has represented Belgium, Belgium U21, Belgium U19, Belgium U17 — 72 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points