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L. Michal

Squad depthMetz · 21 yrs

Profile

Full nameLucas Michal
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age21
Date of birth22 Jun 2005
Height172 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubMetz
Central midfielderalso played FWD
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
277
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Metz.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Metz's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (international duty, illness, injury). He still appeared 11 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
World Cup - U20at France U207504836.98
Ligue 19002196.31
Friendlies Clubsat Monaco100846.7
Tournoi Maurice Revelloat France U20700476.4
UEFA Champions Leagueat Monaco200356.45

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Michal is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Metz, rated 63.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Michal.

On the season, Michal graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 21 Michal is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 33.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Michal missed 6 games through injury (international duty, illness, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 11 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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Michal is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
63.3
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.1%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

0
Def. / 90
Tackles
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 63.3 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.