Wylan Cyprien

Following his move to Changchun Yatai, Cyprien's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→8), while his Rating eased 34→12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Maccabi Netanya · 3rd	9	0	1	6.8	15	3
2025/26	Changchun Yatai · 16th	12	2	0	7.2	15	3
2024/25	Parma · 16th	2	0	0	6.45	34	0
2023/24	Parma · 1st	18	2	0	6.89	41	12
2022/23	FC SionLoan	18	3	0	6.64	—	—
2021/22	NantesLoan · 9th	24	2	3	7.04	67	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

W. Cyprien is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Changchun Yatai, rated 11.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 166th of 246 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cyprien.

Judged on this season alone, Cyprien graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Super League, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances (0.255 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 24th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Super League. At 31 Cyprien is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential24th of 30 attacking midfielders · Super League · 12 apps Current season30th of 30 attacking midfielders · Super League · 12 apps 30th-best attacking midfielder in the Super League 166th in the Super League · potential 24th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Super League

11.8

Ratingi

24th of 30 attacking midfielders

8.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Changchun Yatai finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

2 goals in 12 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 11.8, Cyprien carries the 24th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Super League of 30 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.1%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.255

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.255

Defensive actions / 903.442

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.127

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Cyprien sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cyprien's projected Rating — 11.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions7

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Changchun YataiJan 2025 – now

Parma(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2025

FC Sion(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Parma(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Nantes(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

ParmaJul 2021 – Jul 2021

Parma(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

NiceJul 2016 – Oct 2020€ 5M

Lensuntil Jul 2016

About W. Cyprien

Wylan Jean-Claude Cyprien is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Changchun Yatai, born on January 28, 1995 in Les Abymes, standing 180 cm tall. He is from France. Changchun Yatai currently sit 16th of 16 in the Super League.

This season

In the current season, W. Cyprien has made 12 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 706 minutes, averaging a 7.16 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Super League, the FA Cup and the Ligat Ha'al.

When W. Cyprien plays, Changchun Yatai's record this season is 4W-5D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 7.29 on the road.

Recent matches

April 29, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Ironi Kiryat Shmona (18 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Bnei Sakhnin (63 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Ashdod (62 minutes, 7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Hapoel Haifa (57 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 5, 2026: 3-2 win away at Ashdod (56 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
February 23, 2026: 2-8 loss at home vs Beitar Jerusalem (20 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 22, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Qingdao Youth Island (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 1, 2025: 0-4 loss at home vs Beijing Guoan (74 minutes, 7.6 rating)
October 25, 2025: 2-2 draw away at Tianjin Teda (90 minutes, 2 goals, 9.3 rating)
October 19, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Henan Jianye (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Cyprien at 11.8 with a Season form score of 8.2, ranking 166th of 246 attacking midfielders in the Super League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Serie B and the Coupe de France. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, W. Cyprien has totalled 309 club appearances with 44 goals and 14 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 34 appearances for Lens.

W. Cyprien's career has also included time at Parma, FC Sion, Nantes, Nice and Lens.

On the international stage, W. Cyprien has represented France U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Changchun Yatai finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points