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S. Nair

Squad depthGuingamp · 24 yrsTransferred to Saint Etienne

Profile

Full nameSohaib Nair
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age24
Date of birth23 Apr 2002
BirthplaceSaint-Denis
Height183 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubGuingamp
Centre-back
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1505
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Guingamp.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Guingamp's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (ankle ligament tear). He still appeared 18 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 2181015057.15
Coupe de France100907.3
Friendliesat Algeria20096.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Nair is a 24-year-old central defender at Guingamp, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (55.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nair.

Judged on this season alone, Nair graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 4 clean sheets and 3.289 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 22).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, top 34% of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 24 Nair is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Nair missed 4 games through injury (ankle ligament tear) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 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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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
Current potentialTop 34% centre-backs · Ligue 2Current season41st of 66 centre-backs · Ligue 241st-best centre-back in the Ligue 2118th in the Ligue 2 · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 2
56.7
Ratingi
22nd of 66 centre-backs
22.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Guingamp finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.29
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
23
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.7, Nair carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 (top 34%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.