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N. Galves

Rising starRodez · 23 yrsTransferred to West Brom

Profile

Full nameNolan Galves
PositionFull-back
NationalityFrance
Age23
Date of birth23 Jul 2003
BirthplaceMontbéliard
Height180 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubRodez
Full-backalso played MID
32
Appearances
0
Goals
7
Assists
2484
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rodez.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2320724846.82
Ligue 12011806.6

Scout report

Rising starCreative Full-back

N. Galves is a 23-year-old full-back at Rodez, rated 67.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (81.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Galves.

Judged on this season alone, Galves graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2, on 6 clean sheets and 2.464 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 25). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68, top 2% of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2. At 23 Galves is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Galves is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 2% full-backs · Ligue 2Current season29th of 53 full-backs · Ligue 229th-best full-back in the Ligue 29th in the Ligue 2 · potential1st-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 2
67.9
Ratingi
1st of 53 full-backs
25
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rodez finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

2.46
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
25
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.9, Galves carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 2 (top 2%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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

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