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Maxime Colin

Experienced headMetz · 34 yrs

Profile

Full nameMaxime Jean-Yves Colin
PositionFull-back
NationalityFrance
Age34
Date of birth15 Nov 1991
BirthplaceArras
Height179 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubMetz
Full-back
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1700
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Metz.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1220017006.57
Coupe de France2001216.3

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

M. Colin is a 34-year-old full-back at Metz, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 76% of Ligue 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.1, ranking 324th of 337 in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (57.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Colin.

Judged on this season alone, Colin graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 4 clean sheets and 4.024 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 61st of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 34 Colin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential61st of 63 full-backs · Ligue 1Current season48th of 63 full-backs · Ligue 148th-best full-back in the Ligue 1324th in the Ligue 1 · potential61st-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 1
21.1
Ratingi
61st of 63 full-backs
26.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.02
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

4.02
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
26
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 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

  • Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • 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

With a Rating of 21.1, Colin carries the 61st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Metz finished 18th 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 solid defensive volume (4.02 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success63.6%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions26
Blocks10
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.