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Full nameBukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age24
Date of birth5 Sept 2001
BirthplaceLondon
Height178 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubArsenal
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
31
Appearances
7
Goals
5
Assists
2225
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Arsenal.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Arsenal's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, thigh problems). He still appeared 31 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 League317522257.24
UEFA Champions League11326877.03
League Cup5102856.68
Emirates Cup3011197.53
Friendlies Clubs3011197.53
FA Cup200587.2

Scout report

Top-tier performerAttacking midfielder

B. Saka is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Arsenal, rated 95.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (74.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saka.

Judged on this season alone, Saka graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 7 goals and 5 assists in 31 appearances (0.485 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 47). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 95, top 6% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 24 Saka is in his prime years, and a market index of 114.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Saka missed 5 games through injury (injury, thigh problems) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 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 downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 6% attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 17% attacking midfielders · Premier League12th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League9th in the Premier League · potential4th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
95.3
Ratingi
4th of 73 attacking midfielders
47
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
74.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.49
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Arsenal finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

7
Goals
5
Assists
12
G+A
0.23
Goals / app

7 goals in 31 appearances (0.23 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.39 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 100/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 95.3, Saka carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League (top 6%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7
Shots on target27
Shots47

Passing

Assists5
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles50
Dribble success49.5%
Fouls won54

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions16
Blocks1
Fouls committed33

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