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Full nameNathan Adewale Temitayo Tella
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth5 Jul 1999
BirthplaceStevenage
Height173 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubBayer Leverkusen
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
17
Appearances
1
Goals
4
Assists
892
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bayer Leverkusen.

Injury-affected season

Missed 12 of Bayer Leverkusen's ~34 games this season through 12 injury absences (injury, knee, muscle). He still appeared 17 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga17148927.01
Friendliesat Nigeria10103296.78
Friendlies Clubs5112396.82
DFB Pokal3001576.63
UEFA Champions League200296.5

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

N. Tella is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen, rated 60 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 185th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.4 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tella.

Judged on this season alone, Tella graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal and 4 assists in 17 appearances (0.504 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 36th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Tella is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Tella missed 12 games through injury (injury, knee, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 17 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.

From the career report
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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: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential36th of 58 attacking midfielders · Bundesliga · 17 appsCurrent season30th of 58 attacking midfielders · Bundesliga · 17 apps30th-best attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga185th in the Bundesliga · potential36th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga
60
Ratingi
36th of 58 attacking midfielders
25.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.5
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Bayer Leverkusen finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

1
Goals
4
Assists
5
G+A
0.06
Goals / app

1 goal in 17 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.29 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.4 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.3/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.82 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60, Tella carries the 36th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 58 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.