Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 6.26 |
 Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — |
Scout report
M. Maiga is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 11.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 259th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maiga.
Judged on this season alone, Maiga graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.612 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 26th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 31 Maiga is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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
- Defensive volume. 4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 11.7, Maiga carries the 26th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 27 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
