based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al-Hilal Saudi FC.
Scout report
Yusuf Akçiçek is a 20-year-old central defender at Al-Hilal Saudi FC, rated 51.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 15th of 101 on scout potential in the Pro League and 168th of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akçiçek.
Judged on this season alone, Akçiçek graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.606 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 14). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 9% of the 24 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 20 Akçiçek is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.8 reflects that trajectory.
Akçiçek is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Al-Hilal Saudi FC finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.2, Akçiçek carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 24 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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