Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Le Havre.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1348 | 6.56 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
Scout report
Y. Kechta is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Le Havre, rated 70 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (45.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kechta.
Judged on this season alone, Kechta graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.539 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 28). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 25th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 24 Kechta is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Le Havre finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70, Kechta carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Le Havre 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 (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
