Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nice.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Nice's ~36 games this season through 8 injury absences (wound, injury, muscle). He still appeared 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1789 | 6.78 |
 UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 261 | 6.84 |
 Coupe de France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 6.95 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat France U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
M. Cho is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Nice, rated 78.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1 and 171st of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (71% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cho.
Judged on this season alone, Cho graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 35 of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 4 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances (0.352 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 34). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 20% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 22 Cho is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 43.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cho missed 8 games through injury (wound, injury, muscle) out of roughly 36 this season. The 26 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.
A career still climbing — Cho is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4 goals in 26 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 71% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 78.5, Cho carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 (top 20%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
