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Y. Nahounou

Squad depthNancy · 22 yrs

Profile

Full nameYannis Nahounou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age22
Date of birth16 May 2004
Shirt number#77
ClubNancy
Centre-back
15
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
949
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nancy.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 215019496.67
Friendlies Clubsat Reggiana3100906.32
Coupe de France200866.75

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Y. Nahounou is a 22-year-old central defender at Nancy, rated 53.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 965th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nahounou.

Judged on this season alone, Nahounou graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 2 clean sheets and 4.268 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 13).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 33rd of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 22 Nahounou is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potential33rd of 66 centre-backs · Ligue 2Current season59th of 66 centre-backs · Ligue 259th-best centre-back in the Ligue 2160th in the Ligue 2 · potential33rd-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 2965th-highest potential U-23 tracked
53.5
Ratingi
33rd of 66 centre-backs
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31%
Minutes
limited game time
4.27
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.27
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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. 4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.5, Nahounou carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 of 66, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nancy finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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Transfer news

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