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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nancy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 958 | 7.05 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 7.2 |
Scout report
J. Gélin is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Nancy, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 259th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gélin.
Judged on this season alone, Gélin graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.067 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 39th of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 29 Gélin is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32, Gélin carries the 39th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 50 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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