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Full nameOlivier Michel Kemen
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCameroon
Age30
Date of birth20 Jul 1996
BirthplaceDouala
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubBaşakşehir
Defensive midfielder
29
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
2298
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Başakşehir.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Başakşehir's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (unknown, international duty, yellow cards). He still appeared 29 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
Süper Lig290322986.96
UEFA Europa Conference League101756.5
Türkiye Kupası1000

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

O. Kemen is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Başakşehir, rated 31.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 194th of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kemen.

Judged on this season alone, Kemen graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.037 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 25th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig. At 30 Kemen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kemen missed 3 games through injury (unknown, international duty, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 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.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22
Current potential25th of 42 defensive midfielders · Süper LigCurrent season21st of 42 defensive midfielders · Süper Lig21st-best defensive midfielder in the Süper Lig194th in the Süper Lig · potential25th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Süper Lig
31.7
Ratingi
25th of 42 defensive midfielders
26.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.4%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.04
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.04
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
13
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

2.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 29 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.7, Kemen carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig of 42. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.