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Y. Roche

Project playerPetrolul Ploiesti · 29 yrsTransferred to Iraklis 1908

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityBenin
Age29
Date of birth7 Jul 1997
BirthplaceLyon
Height188 cm
ClubPetrolul Ploiesti
Centre-back
33
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
2880
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Petrolul Ploiesti.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Y. Roche is a 29-year-old central defender at Petrolul Ploiesti, rated 23.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 318 on scout potential in the Liga I. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Roche.

Judged on this season alone, Roche graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Liga I, on 0 clean sheets and 3.25 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 13). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, top 40% of the 51 centre-backs in the Liga I. At 29 Roche is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Roche is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 40% centre-backs · Liga ICurrent season36th of 51 centre-backs · Liga I36th-best centre-back in the Liga I168th in the Liga I · potential20th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga I
23.7
Ratingi
20th of 51 centre-backs
12.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Petrolul Ploiesti finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

3.25
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
42
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.7, Roche carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga I (top 40%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.