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K. Amian

Solid contributorNantes · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameKelvin Amian Adou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age28
Date of birth8 Feb 1998
BirthplaceToulouse
Height180 cm
Shirt number#98
ClubNantes
Centre-backalso played MID
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1962
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nantes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 7 injury absences and 1 suspension (groin, yellow cards, injury). He still appeared 23 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
Ligue 1230119626.62
Coupe de France2001806.3

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

K. Amian is a 28-year-old central defender at Nantes, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (87.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Amian.

Judged on this season alone, Amian graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 2.064 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 35th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Amian is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Amian missed 7 games through injury and 1 suspension (groin, yellow cards, injury) out of roughly 33 this season. The 23 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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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential35th of 54 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current season32nd of 54 centre-backs · Ligue 132nd-best centre-back in the Ligue 1219th in the Ligue 1 · potential35th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
56.7
Ratingi
35th of 54 centre-backs
28
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
87.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.06
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.06
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.7, Amian carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.