Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nice.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Nice's ~36 games this season through 4 injury absences (injured, injured doubtful, yellow cards). He still appeared 33 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 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1955 | 6.6 |
 Coupe de France | 6 | 1 | 0 | 401 | 6.78 |
 UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 6.67 |
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.6 |
Scout report
M. Sanson is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Nice, rated 35.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 292nd of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (65.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanson.
Judged on this season alone, Sanson graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.361 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 trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 40th of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 31 Sanson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sanson missed 4 games through injury (injured, injured doubtful, yellow cards) out of roughly 36 this season. The 33 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.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- 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 35.9, Sanson carries the 40th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 44, 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
