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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nice.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2710 | 7 |
 Coupe de France | 6 | 0 | 5 | 495 | 7.43 |
 UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 6.23 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 7.35 |
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 6.4 |
Scout report
J. Clauss is a 33-year-old full-back at Nice, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 35% of Ligue 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.7, ranking 299th of 337 in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (88.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clauss.
Judged on this season alone, Clauss graded 40 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 4.018 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 70 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 54th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 33 Clauss is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 2 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, 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 32.7, Clauss carries the 54th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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