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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Zaragoza.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1952 | 6.89 |
 Copa del Rey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — |
Scout report
Y. Saidu is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Zaragoza, rated 59.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División and 679th of 2870 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (51.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saidu.
Judged on this season alone, Saidu graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 79 of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.011 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Saidu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 31% of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División. At 21 Saidu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Zaragoza finished 22nd of 22 · a relegation-threatened side
4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 22) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.6, Saidu carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda División (top 31%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Zaragoza finished 22nd of 22) — 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 (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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