Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Najma.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2066 | 6.74 |
Scout report
B. Boutobba is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Najma, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (67.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Boutobba.
Judged on this season alone, Boutobba graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 1.917 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 13th of 29 of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League. At 27 Boutobba is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Al Najma finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
1.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.92 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.3, Boutobba carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Pro League of 29, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Al Najma 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 light defensive volume (1.92 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.
Transfer news
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