Fashion Sakala

Sakala's current-season form is up 34% on last season (Season 41→55), while his Rating eased 49→40. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 71).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al-Fayha · 10th	29	13	5	7.14	40	55
2024/25	Al-Fayha · 13th	31	8	4	7.03	49	41
2023/24	Al-Fayha · 9th	31	19	6	7.33	56	71
2022/23	Rangers · 2nd	35	12	7	7.04	49	43
2021/22	Rangers · 2nd	30	9	2	7.04	48	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Zambia · international

Side	Apps	G
Zambia	35	8
Zambia U23	1	0
Zambia U20	10	7

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Winger

F. Sakala is a 29-year-old winger at Al-Fayha, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 5 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 18% of Pro League wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 40, ranking 149th of 318 in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (83.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakala.

Judged on this season alone, Sakala graded 55 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 34 wingers in the Pro League, on 13 goals and 5 assists in 29 appearances (0.637 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 41 → 55). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 17th of 34 of the 34 wingers in the Pro League. At 29 Sakala is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

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: 2023/24

Current potential17th of 34 wingers · Pro League Current seasonTop 18% wingers · Pro League6th-best winger in the Pro League149th in the Pro League · potential17th-highest potential winger in the Pro League

Ratingi

17th of 34 wingers

54.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

83.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.45

Goals / app

13 goals in 29 appearances (0.45 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (10th of 18). He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.62 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 83.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40, Sakala carries the 17th-highest potential of the wingers in the Pro League of 34. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %83.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.46

Assists / 900.177

Goal contribution / 900.637

Defensive actions / 900.531

Player flow

Goal involvements18

Shot conversion %41.9

Shot accuracy %57.4

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %46.2

Cards / 900.071

Foul involvement / 901.627

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 29, Sakala sits on 10.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sakala's projected Rating — 40 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13

Shots on target31

Shots54

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists5

Chances created44

Passes624

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles61

Dribble success46.2%

Duels won106

Duels won %36.7%

Fouls won26

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.7M total transfer fees · 3 moves

Al-Fayha2023/24 – now€ 4.7M

Rangers2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Oostende2018/19 – 2021/22

Spartak Moscowuntil 2018/19

About F. Sakala

Fashion Sakala Junior is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Al-Fayha, born on March 14, 1997 in Chipata, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Zambia. Al-Fayha currently sit 10th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, F. Sakala has made 29 appearances with 13 goals and 5 assists across 2,544 minutes, averaging a 7.28 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When F. Sakala plays, Al-Fayha's record this season is 11W-7D-13L — and his match ratings average 7.31 at home against 7.03 on the road.

Recent matches

May 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Al-Qadisiyah FC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
May 4, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Al Riyadh (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
April 30, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Al Kholood (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Al-Hazm (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 13, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Al-Ettifaq (89 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 5-0 win away at Al Okhdood (81 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.7 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Al-Nassr (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs NEOM (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 20, 2026: 3-2 win away at Al Taawon (90 minutes, 2 goals, 8.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Sakala at 40 with a Season form score of 54.6, ranking 149th of 318 wingers in the Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Scottish Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, F. Sakala has totalled 276 club appearances with 98 goals and 28 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Rangers.

F. Sakala's career has also included time at Rangers, Oostende and Spartak Moscow.

On the international stage, F. Sakala has represented Zambia, Zambia U23, Zambia U20 — 46 caps and 15 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points