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Y. Mouanga

Squad depthMontpellier · 21 yrs

Profile

Full nameYaël Mouanga Boudzoumou
PositionCentre-back
NationalityFrance
Age21
Date of birth23 Jul 2005
BirthplaceCréteil
Height183 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubMontpellier
Centre-backalso played DEF
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1374
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Montpellier.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2210013746.85
Coupe de France2001497.1

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Y. Mouanga is a 21-year-old central defender at Montpellier, rated 59 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 723rd of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (44.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mouanga.

Judged on this season alone, Mouanga graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 5 clean sheets and 3.537 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 24). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 20% of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 21 Mouanga is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Mouanga is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 20% centre-backs · Ligue 2Current season34th of 66 centre-backs · Ligue 234th-best centre-back in the Ligue 278th in the Ligue 2 · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 2723rd-highest potential U-23 tracked
59
Ratingi
13th of 66 centre-backs
23.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.54
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Montpellier finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.54
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
17
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59, Mouanga carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 (top 20%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.