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Dermane Karim

Squad depthLorient · 22 yrs

Profile

Full nameDermane Karim
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityTogo
Age22
Date of birth26 Dec 2003
Shirt number#29
ClubLorient
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
30
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1363
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lorient.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1301213636.74
Coupe de France3101957.53

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

D. Karim is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Lorient, rated 74.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 103rd of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1 and 247th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karim.

Judged on this season alone, Karim graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.198 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, 24th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 22 Karim is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 41.2 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downStepped up 2025/26
Current potential24th of 51 attacking midfielders · Ligue 1Current season42nd of 51 attacking midfielders · Ligue 142nd-best attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1103rd in the Ligue 1 · potential24th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1247th-highest potential U-23 tracked
74.4
Ratingi
24th of 51 attacking midfielders
14.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.2
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Lorient finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
2
Assists
3
G+A
0.03
Goals / app

1 goal in 30 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 74.4, Karim carries the 24th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots14

Passing

Assists2
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles20
Dribble success47.6%
Fouls won39

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions11
Blocks2
Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.