ratings updated 14 Sept 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.
Also this season
Earlier this season at FC Midtjylland — UEFA Europa League: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 413 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sampdoria; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
K. Mbabu is a 31-year-old full-back at Sampdoria, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 33% of Serie B full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21, ranking 70th of 85 in the Serie B. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (54.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mbabu.
Judged on this season alone, Mbabu graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 12 full-backs in the Serie B, on 4 clean sheets and 3.518 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 11th of 12 of the 12 full-backs in the Serie B. At 31 Mbabu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sampdoria finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) 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
- Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 54.6% 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 21, Mbabu carries the 11th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie B of 12, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sampdoria finished 20th of 20) — 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 (3.52 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.
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