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Full nameMalcolm John Matarr Jeng
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySweden
Age21
Date of birth9 Mar 2005
Height190 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubFeyenoord
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
45
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.

Injury-affected season

Missed 26 of Feyenoord's ~34 games this season through 26 injury absences (leg). He still appeared 1 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
UEFA Europa League100626.9
Eredivisie100456.9

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Jeng is a 21-year-old central defender at Feyenoord, rated 58.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jeng.

On the season, Jeng graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 6 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 1). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58. At 21 Jeng is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jeng missed 26 games through injury (leg) out of roughly 34 this season. The 1 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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Jeng is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
58.4
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
1.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
2.9%
Minutes
limited game time
6
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Feyenoord finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

6
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 1 appearance. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 2.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6 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.