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Centre-backCroatiaBundesliga

Borna Sosa

Squad depth1. FC Köln · 28 yrsFringe playerOn loan from Crystal Palace
43.7
29.1%
Ratingi
1
93.5%
Seasoni
31
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBorna Sosa
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCroatia
Age28
Date of birth21 Jan 1998
BirthplaceZagreb
Height187 cm
Shirt number#24
Club1. FC Köln
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
99
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.

Also this season

Parent club Crystal Palace — UEFA Europa Conference League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 487 min

Parent club Crystal Palace — League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 155 min

Parent club Crystal Palace — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at 1. FC Köln; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

B. Sosa is a 28-year-old central defender at Crystal Palace, rated 43.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sosa.

On the season, Sosa graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 28 Sosa is in his prime years, and a market index of 31 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Sosa is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
43.1
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
0%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

7
Apps
0
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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