#229 boardTwo-way No. 6Age 20

Aladji Bamba

In an 817-minute published sample for AS Monaco in 2025/26 Ligue 1, the clearest early read on Aladji Bamba is a two-way No. 6. The case rests on tackle output at 3.64 per 90 (90th percentile), long-pass accuracy at 82.6% (98th percentile) and duel-win output at 9.03 per 90 (98th percentile). Interception output sits in the 16th percentile, but team territory and role shape event volume. Film must establish the reason before treating it as a weakness.

FranceNewcastle United · reviewed 2026-08-26Premier League817 senior minutes

Performance sample details

AS Monaco · Ligue 1 · 2025/26. Current registration and the team behind the published statistics are shown separately.

Score as of: 2026-07-18
Identity updated: 2026-08-26
Performance sample: AS Monaco · Ligue 1 · 2025/26

Leading signal 1

Tackles per 90

90th

Leading signal 2

Long-pass accuracy

98th

Leading signal 3

Duels won

98th

Context flag

Interceptions per 90

16th percentile · review with role and video context.

Headline output

Current release window

Apps: 18
Starts: 10
Minutes: 817
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
G+A /90: 0.22

Visual analysis · 01

Performance fingerprint

The canonical five-axis role shape shows the published percentiles; peer bands add selected advanced values and reviewed role-cohort evidence.

Role profile

Five published, position-aware axes form the canonical role shape for this release. Each point is a direct percentile from the validated public player record.

Defensive MidfieldPartial evidence

Visual signatureDM

Published player profile50th percentile reference

Exact evidence

Published role-axis percentile

0–100

Tackles per 9090thpercentile
Interceptions per 9016thpercentile
Duel win rate68thpercentile
Pass completion39thpercentile
Long-pass accuracy98thpercentile

These published axes describe statistical role shape. They are not Wonderkid Score weights, a talent grade, or a tactical-fit claim.

Peer bands

Current release-window values placed on a 0–100 reviewed role-cohort percentile band. Comparison: Source-specific role cohorts with comparable release-window coverage.

Duels won

9.03 /90

Percentile98th

Long-pass accuracy

82.6%

Percentile98th

Shots

0.22 /90

Percentile2nd

Duels

16.52 /90

Percentile96th

Passes

56.73 /90

Percentile87th

Key passes

1.43 /90

Percentile96th

Tackles

3.64 /90

Percentile90th

Completed passes

46.49 /90

Percentile83rd

Markers show percentile position. Raw-value distribution shapes are withheld when reviewed cohort bins are unavailable.

Visual analysis · 02

Data-led scout read

Scout read

The quickest read on the role, the standout numbers and what still needs film.

Data-led

Role identity

Two-way No. 6

Defensive Midfield

Key-pass volume at 1.43 per 90 also stands out, ranking in the 96th percentile. The No. 6 job lives between the recorded actions. Film has to test his scanning, cover shadow and response when midfield opens up.

Why he catches the eye

Long-pass accuracy98
Tackles per 9090
Duels won98

What to test on film

Interceptions per 9016
Pass completion39

Percentile flags open questions; they do not close them. Video, role, opponent quality and tactical context remain essential.

Evidence status · data screen only

Automated data screen

Published metrics support the role and shortlist prompts shown in this release.

Video observation

This profile does not include a completed live or video scouting assessment.

Projection

No ceiling or tactical-fit grade is published without documented human observation.

Visual analysis · 03

Comparable role shapes

Nearby public percentile profiles provide a starting point for comparison, not a claim of equal quality or upside.

Similar public profiles

Profile-shape index is a capped 0–100 similarity index built from distance across the same complete published role dimensions with identical constituent metric sets. It is not a probability and does not claim equal ability, potential, or tactical fit. The mean profile-percentile gap compares the average of those matched dimensions.

Profile similarity

Related role shape

Arthur Piedfort

AJ Auxerre · Ligue 1

Profile-shape /100

Board rank: #120
Score: 66.2
Age: 21

Shared high signal: Chance creation

Mean profile-percentile gap: 5.0 mean percentile pts lower
Estimated value tier: Under €5m2 tiers lower than viewed player

Profile Compare

Related role shape

Gibson Yah

Bristol City · Championship

Profile-shape /100

Board rank: #110
Score: 66.7
Age: 22

Shared high signal: Duel strength

Mean profile-percentile gap: 0.4 mean percentile pts higher
Estimated value tier: Under €5m2 tiers lower than viewed player

Profile Compare

Visual analysis · 04

Development tracking

A transparent baseline now, with verified change over time only when comparable future releases exist.

Development baseline

One verified point is recorded. No trend is shown until a second comparable release exists.

Baseline only

Verified score

61.8

Senior minutes

817

Registered role

Why there is no trend yet

The next point appears only after another release passes the same model-definition, coverage-window and publication checks. Until then, this card records a baseline and makes no movement claim.

Deep evidence

Inspect the full record

Metric tables, market context, career records, coverage notes and interpretation guidance remain available without competing with the scouting conclusions above.

Full performance tableAdvanced metrics coverage · PartialAdvanced-metric coverage is partial with 22 reviewed percentiles; unavailable measures are omitted.

Advanced performance metrics

Current release-window rates and efficiency signals. Bars show the player's reviewed role-cohort percentile; the printed value remains the primary evidence.

Attacking & creation

8 measures

Shots on target

0.11 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Shots

0.22 /90

2nd

percentile

Shot accuracy

50.0%

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Dribble attempts

2.20 /90

84th

percentile

Successful dribbles

1.54 /90

93rd

percentile

Dribble success

70.0%

84th

percentile

Key passes

1.43 /90

96th

percentile

Fouls won

2.09 /90

91st

percentile

Possession & distribution

7 measures

Long-pass accuracy

82.6%

98th

percentile

Pass accuracy

81.9%

39th

percentile

Passes

56.73 /90

87th

percentile

Completed passes

46.49 /90

83rd

percentile

Long passes

2.53 /90

25th

percentile

Accurate long passes

2.09 /90

65th

percentile

Dispossessed per 90

1.21 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

22nd

percentile

Defending & duels

8 measures

Aerial wins

2.09 /90

83rd

percentile

Clearances

1.65 /90

41st

percentile

Duel win rate

54.7%

68th

percentile

Interceptions

0.77 /90

16th

percentile

Tackles

3.64 /90

90th

percentile

Duels

16.52 /90

96th

percentile

Duels won

9.03 /90

98th

percentile

1v1 containment

1.32 /90

16th

percentile

Discipline

1 measures

Fouls committed per 90

2.53 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

6th

percentile

Published performance sample: AS Monaco · Ligue 1 · 2025/26. The club in the profile header is the separately reviewed current registration.

Metric glossary and provenance

Definitions, units and source lineage for the evidence published on this profile.

Inspect 24 published metric definitions

Published metric definitions, measurement units and data sources
Metric	Definition	Unit	Calculation	How to read it	Source
Shots on target	Shots on target by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Shots	Shots attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Shot accuracy	Share of attempted shots that were on target.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Dribble attempts	Dribbles attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Successful dribbles	Dribbles completed successfully, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Dribble success	Share of attempted dribbles completed successfully.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Key passes	Passes that directly create a shot, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Fouls won	Fouls drawn by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Long-pass accuracy	Share of attempted long passes that were completed.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Pass accuracy	Share of attempted passes that were completed.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Passes	Passes attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Completed passes	Passes completed by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Long passes	Long passes attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Accurate long passes	Completed long passes played by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Ball security	Times the player lost possession to an opponent challenge, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes · lower is better	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Lower raw rate is favourable; the displayed percentile is direction-adjusted	Not carried in public record
Aerial wins	Aerial duels won by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Clearances	Defensive clearances made by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Duel win rate	Share of contested duels won by the player.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Interceptions	Opponent passes intercepted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Tackles	Tackles made by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Duels	Ground and aerial duels contested by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Duels won	Ground and aerial duels won by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
1v1 containment	Times an opponent completed a dribble past the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes · lower is better	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Lower raw rate is favourable; the displayed percentile is direction-adjusted	Not carried in public record
Discipline	Fouls committed by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes · lower is better	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Lower raw rate is favourable; the displayed percentile is direction-adjusted	Not carried in public record

Source seasonNot carried per metric

Release captured2026-07-18

Source data-throughNot carried per metric

Release captured identifies this public release; it does not claim that every upstream source was current through that date. Source names remain unavailable because they are not carried per metric in the public record. Percentiles describe position within the stated comparison context. Wonderkid Score inputs, weights and formula remain proprietary and are not disclosed here.

Market evidenceValuation history coverage · ReadyValuation-history coverage is ready with 3 reviewed historical observations, alongside the separate model estimate and likely-sale range.

Scout estimate

~€18m

€10–24m tier

Rounded Wonderkid Scout estimate · 2026-07-18

Likely-sale range

Not calibrated

Model-led only

Market evidence

No dated anchor

A range will appear only after player-specific evidence is reviewed.

The estimate is informed by dated player-specific market or fee evidence, reviewed comparables, and current football evidence. It is not a quoted fee or asking price.

Historical market observations

2025-09-01€3.5M last recorded point2025-12-15

Market reference universe: the reviewed Transfermarkt public U23 market-value table. Chart source: dcaribou/transfermarkt-datasets (CC0 1.0; Transfermarkt-derived). Historical observations are not current asking prices.

Club-to-club transfer historyTransfer history coverage · ReadyTransfer-history coverage is ready with 4 reviewed records, newest first.

AS MonacoNewcastle United
2026-07-24 · Permanent · Fee not reported
Monaco U19Monaco
2025-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
AS Monaco U17Monaco U19
2023-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
Blois 41 JugendAS Monaco U17
2021-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported

Source: salimt/football-datasets (Transfermarkt-derived).

Recorded moves may not form a complete career chain. The current club shown above is reviewed separately.

Recent senior involvementRecent matches coverage · PartialRecent-match coverage is partial with 10 reviewed appearances; unavailable match context is omitted.

vs RC Strasbourg Alsace

2026-05-17 · Ligue 1 · Substitute

Stronger opponent sample

69'

0G · 1A

vs LOSC Lille

2026-05-10 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

58'

0G · 0A

vs FC Metz

2026-05-02 · Ligue 1 · Substitute

Lighter opponent sample

32'

0G · 0A

vs AJ Auxerre

2026-04-19 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

45'

0G · 0A

vs Paris FC

2026-04-10 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

0G · 1A

vs Olympique Marseille

2026-04-05 · Ligue 1 · Substitute

Stronger opponent sample

25'

0G · 0A

vs Olympique Lyon

2026-03-22 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

45'

0G · 0A

vs Stade Brestois 29

2026-03-14 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

57'

0G · 0A

vs Paris Saint-Germain

2026-03-06 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

54'

0G · 0A

vs Angers SCO

2026-02-28 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

67'

0G · 0A

Profile context and privacyPublic identity fields, release dates and age-protection boundaries.

Position group: Midfielder
Position: DM

Ages are shown only in whole years. Exact birth dates are not published for any player. Under-18 profiles do not display portraits, physical details, or detailed history.

How to read this profileHigh-level onlyInterpretation guidance and limitations without publishing proprietary calculation weights.

Wonderkid Score

A position-aware discovery score informed by performance, age, playing time and competition context. It prioritizes search and comparison; it is not a career prediction.

Percentiles and scout prompts

Percentiles compare current published role evidence. Low involvement is not automatically a weakness; tactics, opponent quality, sample size and video context still matter.

Versioned release

This score is bound to release global-top-250-2026-07-18. A public “what moved” explanation will appear only after a second comparable score, minutes and role snapshot exists.

Youth age context

Verified private cohort windows can be retained as coarse validation bands. The current release does not apply a relative-age score correction. Exact birth dates are never published, and unavailable context is never inferred.

Detailed model weights, internal provider identifiers and raw source payloads are not part of the public profile. Unavailable athletic-tracking, off-ball, contract and event-location evidence is omitted rather than estimated.

Coverage gapsNot scoredImportant scouting dimensions reserved for verified evidence rather than inferred from conventional event totals.

Athletic tracking

Top speed, acceleration, repeat sprinting and contact tolerance require consistent tracking or testing data.

Off-ball intelligence

Movement, scanning, space creation and pressure behaviour require observed location data or reviewed video.

Scout projection

Ceiling, tactical fit and development priorities require a verified human scouting report and longitudinal evidence.

Spatial evidence

Action maps require verified player-linked event coordinates. Territory, off-ball movement and physical maps require tracking data and are never estimated from totals.

Evidence grade

How much reviewed public evidence supports this profile—not a talent grade.

Moderate evidence

A meaningful reviewed sample with some coverage limits still visible.

Senior sample: 817 min
Role measures: 5
Requested role coverage: 22 measuresPartial

Snapshot 2026-07-18. Grade presentation follows the reviewed evidence state already attached to the profile.