Afeez Aremu

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Premiership	10	1	1	635	6.8
2. Bundesligaat 1. FC Kaiserslautern	8	0	0	175	6.57
DFB Pokalat 1. FC Kaiserslautern	3	0	0	38	6.5
Friendlies Clubsat 1. FC Kaiserslautern	1	0	0	31	7

Career

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Following his move to Aberdeen, Aremu's current-season form is up 71% on last season (Season 7→12), while his Rating eased 53→37. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 14).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aberdeen	1	0	0	7.3	—	—
2025/26	Aberdeen · 8th	10	1	1	6.8	37	12
2025/26	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 6th	8	0	0	6.57	44	2
2024/25	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 7th	15	0	0	6.82	53	7
2023/24	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 13th	5	0	0	6.08	48	1
2022/23	FC St. Pauli · 5th	25	0	0	6.55	56	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Nigeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Nigeria U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Aremu is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Aberdeen, rated 37.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aremu.

Judged on this season alone, Aremu graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.244 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 23rd of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 26 Aremu is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

Current potential23rd of 40 defensive midfielders · Premiership · 10 apps Current season34th of 40 defensive midfielders · Premiership · 10 apps34th-best defensive midfielder in the Premiership124th in the Premiership · potential23rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premiership

37.3

Ratingi

23rd of 40 defensive midfielders

12.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.6%

Minutes

limited game time

5.24

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

5.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.3, Aremu carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 40 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.142

Assists / 900.142

Goal contribution / 900.283

Defensive actions / 905.244

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.142

Foul involvement / 903.402

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Aremu sits on 8.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Aremu's projected Rating — 37.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots2

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions15

Blocks4

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Aberdeen2025/26 – now

1. FC Kaiserslautern2023/24 – 2025/26

FC St. Pauli2020/21 – 2023/24

Startuntil 2020/21

About A. Aremu

Afeez Aremu Olalekan is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Aberdeen, born on October 3, 1999 in Ibadan, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Aberdeen currently sit 8th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, A. Aremu has made 10 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 635 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Premiership, the 2. Bundesliga, the DFB Pokal and the Friendlies Clubs.

When A. Aremu plays, Aberdeen's record this season is 7W-4D-9L — and his match ratings average 6.81 at home against 6.59 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Dundee (14 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 12, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs ST Mirren (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Dundee Utd (82 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 1, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Livingston (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Kilmarnock (72 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Hibernian (85 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-2 loss away at ST Mirren (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Rangers (67 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
February 21, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Dundee (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
February 15, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Motherwell (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Aremu at 37.3 with a Season form score of 12.2, ranking 124th of 225 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Aremu has totalled 157 club appearances with 5 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 26 appearances for Start.

A. Aremu's career has also included time at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC St. Pauli and Start.

On the international stage, A. Aremu has represented Nigeria U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points