B. Stambouli
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Metz.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of Metz's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (injury, ribs, knee). He still appeared 19 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 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 972 | 6.79 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 6.9 |
Scout report
B. Stambouli is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Metz, rated 18 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 329th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (43.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stambouli.
Judged on this season alone, Stambouli graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.333 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 42nd of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 35 Stambouli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Stambouli missed 9 games through injury (injury, ribs, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 19 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Metz finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 18, Stambouli carries the 42nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 44, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Metz finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
