Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Chennaiyin.
Scout report
M. Dessai is a 34-year-old central defender at Chennaiyin, rated 3.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (74.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dessai.
On the season, Dessai graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0.415 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Dessai, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 34 Dessai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Chennaiyin finished 13th of 14 · a relegation-threatened side
0.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 14) 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 74.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0.42 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 3.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
