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Full nameRafik Messali
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityAlgeria
Age23
Date of birth28 Apr 2003
Height177 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubToulouse
Defensive midfielderalso played FWD
12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
500
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toulouse.

Injury-affected season

Missed 21 of Toulouse's ~33 games this season through 21 injury absences (ankle, injury, injured). He still appeared 12 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
Ligue 112005006.76
Coupe de France2001666.95

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

R. Messali is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Toulouse, rated 67.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Messali.

On the season, Messali graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.32 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 12).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68. At 23 Messali is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Messali missed 21 games through injury (ankle, injury, injured) out of roughly 33 this season. The 12 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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Messali is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
67.6
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
11.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.7%
Minutes
limited game time
4.32
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Toulouse finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.32
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 67.6 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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

No transfer news found for this player.