Field Insider
37.5
48.8%
Ratingi
3.2
84.5%
Seasoni
10.4
Valuei

Profile

Full nameWout Felix Lina Faes
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBelgium
Age28
Date of birth3 Apr 1998
BirthplaceMol
Height187 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubLeicester
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Centre-back

Season stats

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15
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
865
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Also this season

On loan at Monaco — UEFA Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leicester; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1at Monaco140011416.78
Championship15118656.76
UEFA Champions Leagueat Monaco2001806.5
League Cup100907

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

W. Faes is a 28-year-old central defender at Leicester, rated 37.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 394th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Faes.

Judged on this season alone, Faes graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 89th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 1.769 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 62nd of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Faes is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2024/25
Current potential62nd of 89 centre-backs · Championship · 15 appsCurrent season89th of 89 centre-backs · Championship · 15 apps89th-best centre-back in the Championship394th in the Championship · potential62nd-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
37.5
Ratingi
62nd of 89 centre-backs
3.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.4%
Minutes
limited game time
1.77
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

1.77
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
9
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.5, Faes carries the 62nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 89 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles6
Interceptions9
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.