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A. Golovin

Solid contributorMonaco · 30 yrs

Profile

Full nameAleksandr Golovin
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityRussia
Age30
Date of birth30 May 1996
BirthplaceKaltan
Height178 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubMonaco
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
25
Appearances
5
Goals
5
Assists
1661
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monaco.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Monaco's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle, finger). He still appeared 25 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1255516616.88
UEFA Champions League7014916.77
Coupe de France3002006.27
Friendlies Clubs100296.2

Scout report

Solid contributorCreative Attacking midfielder

A. Golovin is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Monaco, rated 47.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 255th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Golovin.

Judged on this season alone, Golovin graded 42 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 5 goals and 5 assists in 25 appearances (0.542 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 42). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 44th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 30 Golovin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 20.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Golovin missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle, finger) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential44th of 51 attacking midfielders · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 38% attacking midfielders · Ligue 119th-best attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1255th in the Ligue 1 · potential44th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1
47.1
Ratingi
44th of 51 attacking midfielders
41.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.54
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

5
Goals
5
Assists
10
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.1, Golovin carries the 44th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.