Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Rennes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of Rennes's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences and 2 suspensions (groin, international duty, yellow cards). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1415 | 6.88 |
 Africa Cup of Nations U20at Morocco U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | — |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.3 |
Scout report
A. Ait Boudlal is a 20-year-old central defender at Rennes, rated 81.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1 and 33rd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (62.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Boudlal.
Judged on this season alone, Boudlal graded 37 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 3.689 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 37).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 82, top 10% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 20 Boudlal is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 40.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Boudlal missed 7 games through injury and 2 suspensions (groin, international duty, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Boudlal is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Rennes finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side
3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 81.7, Boudlal carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 10%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
