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Full nameAxel Tuanzebe
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth14 Nov 1997
BirthplaceBunia
Height186 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubBurnley
Centre-back
14
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1202
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Burnley.

Injury-affected season

Missed 11 of Burnley's ~38 games this season through 11 injury absences (achilles tendon, international duty, injured doubtful). He still appeared 14 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
Premier League141012026.53
Africa Cup of Nationsat Congo DR3003006.8
Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Congo DR2001807.1
League Cup2001356.75

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Tuanzebe is a 28-year-old central defender at Burnley, rated 53.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 295th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tuanzebe.

Judged on this season alone, Tuanzebe graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 62nd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 1 clean sheet and 2.696 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 49th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Tuanzebe is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Tuanzebe missed 11 games through injury (achilles tendon, international duty, injured doubtful) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 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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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs
Current potential49th of 64 centre-backs · Premier League · 14 appsCurrent season62nd of 64 centre-backs · Premier League · 14 apps62nd-best centre-back in the Premier League295th in the Premier League · potential49th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
53.3
Ratingi
49th of 64 centre-backs
10.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.7
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2.7
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.3, Tuanzebe carries the 49th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 64 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions11
Blocks11
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.