Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of Cagliari's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences (knee, muscle). He still appeared 31 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2008 | 6.56 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 6.6 |
Scout report
M. Folorunsho is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 59.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Folorunsho.
Judged on this season alone, Folorunsho graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.679 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 41st of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 28 Folorunsho is in his prime years, and a market index of 22 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Folorunsho missed 9 games through injury (knee, muscle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.68 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.2, Folorunsho carries the 41st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th 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 light defensive volume (1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
