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Full nameRayan Aït-Nouri
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityAlgeria
Age25
Date of birth6 Jun 2001
BirthplaceMontreuil
Height180 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubManchester City
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
17
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
988
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Manchester City.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Manchester City's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (international duty, ankle). 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
Premier League17029886.92
UEFA Champions League6003446.8
FIFA Club World Cup3011957.6
Friendlies Clubs3011957.6
League Cup2021657.03
FA Cup2001357.2

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

R. Aït-Nouri is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Manchester City, rated 77.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 146th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aït-Nouri.

Judged on this season alone, Aït-Nouri graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 65th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals and 2 assists in 17 appearances (0.182 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 78, 37th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 25 Aït-Nouri is in his prime years, and a market index of 93.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Aït-Nouri missed 7 games through injury (international duty, ankle) out of roughly 38 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.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential37th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season65th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier League65th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League146th in the Premier League · potential37th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
77.7
Ratingi
37th of 73 attacking midfielders
9.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.18
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Manchester City finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

0
Goals
2
Assists
2
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 17 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 77.7, Aït-Nouri carries the 37th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 73. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.