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Full nameJérémy Baffour Doku
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityBelgium
Age24
Date of birth27 May 2002
BirthplaceAntwerp
Height173 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubManchester City
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
30
Appearances
5
Goals
5
Assists
1796
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Manchester City.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Manchester City's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (calf, leg, injury). He still appeared 30 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 League305517967.39
UEFA Champions League9136307.46
FA Cup5142897.54
League Cup3102577.67
FIFA Club World Cup3202467.9
Friendlies Clubs3202467.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerCreative Attacking midfielder

J. Doku is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Manchester City, rated 91.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 28th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (62.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Doku.

Judged on this season alone, Doku graded 39 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 5 goals and 5 assists in 30 appearances (0.501 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 39). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 91, top 16% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 24 Doku is in his prime years, and a market index of 109.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Doku missed 6 games through injury (calf, leg, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 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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Doku is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 16% attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 35% attacking midfielders · Premier League25th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League28th in the Premier League · potential11th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
91.4
Ratingi
11th of 73 attacking midfielders
39.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
62.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.5
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Manchester City finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

5
Goals
5
Assists
10
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

5 goals in 30 appearances (0.17 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.33 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.8 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 91.4, Doku carries the 11th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League (top 16%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.