Gaël Kakuta

Following his move to Sakaryaspor, Kakuta's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→28), while his Rating eased 26→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Larisa · 12th	12	1	2	6.66	7	7
2025/26	Sakaryaspor · 18th	20	8	3	7.1	11	28
2024/25	Sakaryaspor	4	1	2	7.28	—	—
2024/25	Esteghlal FC	4	1	2	7.28	—	—
2023/24	Amiens · 8th	22	6	2	7.17	26	26
2022/23	Amiens · 12th	21	4	2	6.77	29	28
2022/23	Lens · 2nd	2	0	0	6.7	24	0
2021/22	Lens · 7th	29	3	2	6.79	42	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Congo DR · international

Side	Apps	G
Congo DR	24	5

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

G. Kakuta is a 35-year-old winger at Sakaryaspor, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 13% of 1. Lig wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.6, ranking 369th of 405 in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kakuta.

Judged on this season alone, Kakuta graded 28 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 15 wingers in the 1. Lig, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances (0.613 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 28). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 15th of 15 of the 15 wingers in the 1. Lig. At 35 Kakuta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

Current potential15th of 15 wingers · 1. Lig Current seasonTop 14% wingers · 1. Lig2nd-best winger in the 1. Lig369th in the 1. Lig · potential15th-highest potential winger in the 1. Lig

10.6

Ratingi

15th of 15 wingers

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.61

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.4

Goals / app

8 goals in 20 appearances (0.4 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.55 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.6, Kakuta carries the 15th-highest potential of the wingers in the 1. Lig of 15, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.61 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.5%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.446

Assists / 900.167

Goal contribution / 900.613

Defensive actions / 901.616

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %61.5

Shot accuracy %48.1

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %47.9

Cards / 900.167

Foul involvement / 902.452

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 35, Kakuta sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kakuta's projected Rating — 10.6 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 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target13

Shots27

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles34

Dribble success47.9%

Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions10

Blocks1

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€8M total transfer fees · 11 moves

Free agent2025/26 – nowFree

Sakaryasporuntil 2025/26

Larisa2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Sakaryaspor2024/25 – 2025/26Free Transfer

Esteghlal FC2024/25 – 2024/25Free

Amiens2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Lens2021/22 – 2022/23

Lens(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Amiens2019/20 – 2020/21€ 3M

Rayo Vallecanountil 2019/20

Deportivo La Coruna(on loan)2016/17 – 2019/20

Hebei Zhongji2015/16 – 2016/17€ 5M

Sevillauntil 2015/16

Fulham(on loan)2010/11 – 2015/16

Chelseauntil 2010/11

About G. Kakuta

Gaël Romeo Kakuta Mambenga is a 35-year-old winger who plays for Sakaryaspor, born on June 21, 1991 in Lille, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Congo DR. Sakaryaspor currently sit 18th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, G. Kakuta has made 20 appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists across 1,615 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the 1. Lig and the Super League 1.

When G. Kakuta plays, Sakaryaspor's record this season is 0W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.73 at home against 6.58 on the road.

Recent matches

May 21, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Kifisia (11 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Asteras Tripolis (14 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Panserraikos (27 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Kifisia (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Atromitos (17 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
April 8, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Panetolikos (29 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Asteras Tripolis (64 minutes, 7 rating)
March 22, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Olympiakos Piraeus (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Asteras Tripolis (70 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 0-1 loss away at AEK Athens FC (57 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Kakuta at 10.6 with a Season form score of 28, ranking 369th of 405 wingers in the 1. Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the FA Cup and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, G. Kakuta has totalled 357 club appearances with 62 goals and 35 assists for 15 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 36 appearances for Amiens.

G. Kakuta's career has also included time at Larisa, Esteghlal FC, Amiens, Lens, Rayo Vallecano, Deportivo La Coruna, Hebei Zhongji, Sevilla, Fulham and Chelsea.

On the international stage, G. Kakuta has represented Congo DR — 24 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points