Arsène KouassiLM#43

FC Lorient·Ligue 1·Defender - Left-Back

22 years(02/01/2004)1,78mleftBurkina Faso, Cote d'IvoireContract until 30/06/2029

6.93Rating35 matches in 12 months

€15.00mMarket value#2 in FC Lorient · #60 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 102.116.3

Ligue 109.117.5

Ligue 123.116.8

Ligue 130.117

Ligue 107.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.90Nov

7.30Dec

6.90Jan

6.70Feb

7.10Mar

6.90Apr

6.90May

6.20Jun

Jul

6.50Aug

7.10Sep

Oct

Club matchesFC Lorient

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Recent results

19 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1A

Le Mans—Prediction 12 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1H

ToulouseD2:2Prediction 05 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1A

LensW1:0Prediction 29 Aug · 19:45Ligue 1H

Estac TroyesL1:2Prediction 22 Aug · 19:45Ligue 1A

NiceD0:0Prediction

Key statsAfrica Cup of Nations Qual. · Ligue 1

Goals06 of 35Rank

xG0.0025 of 25Rank

Assists10.14 / 901 of 35Rank

xA0.200.07 / 903 of 35Rank

Shots10.14 / 9019 of 25Rank

Shots on target00%11 of 25Rank

Key passes101.43 / 902 of 35Rank

Pass accuracy83.0%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Ligue 1, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking53

Technique58

Tactical47

Defending52

Creativity59

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

Discipline

Player positions: ML · DL

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0043%

xG0.000%

Shots0.202%

Shots on target0.0029%

Conversion %040%

Big chances missed0.0062%

Dribbles0.8082%

Fouls won1.4086%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.2093%

xA0.1491%

Key passes1.6094%

Big chances created0.2071%

Accurate passes33.2021%

Pass accuracy %82.215%

Final third passes9.0088%

Long balls0.200%

Crosses0.6067%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.8018%

Interceptions0.8022%

Clearances1.403%

Blocks0.200%

Aerial duels won0.6016%

Duels won3.6038%

Recoveries5.6094%

Dribbled past0.4068%

Fouls0.6068%

Errors leading to goal0.0054%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 34 defenders · Ligue 1 · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

Similar playersLigue 1 · defenders · season 26/27

86%

Anis OuzenadjiTroyes · Defender - Left-Back6.66Rating0G1A19age 81%

Joseph KaluluAngers SCO · Defender - Left-Back6.88Rating0G0A21age 80%

Rayan BambaLe Mans FC · Defender - Right-Back6.80Rating0G1A22age 78%

Kenny LalaStade Brestois · Defender - Right-Back6.80Rating0G0A34age 77%

Bradley LockoStade Brestois · Defender - Left-Back7.02Rating0G0A24age 76%

Jonathan ClaussNice · Defender - Right-Back7.02Rating0G0A33age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.4

+1.4

20.6

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 0.6

Assists vs xA

+0.9

+1.1

64.9

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 6 / 5.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 23.02.2026

National teamBurkina Faso7 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€15.00mHighest: €15.00m (01/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Africa Cup of Nations Qual.	Burkina Faso	26/27	2	180	7.30	—	—	0	1	—
Ligue 1	Lorient	26/27	5	450	6.76	—	1	1	1	—

Transfers3

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
24/07/2025	25/26	AC Ajaccio	FC Lorient	€1.20m	€1.50m
04/09/2024	24/25	AC Ajaccio B	AC Ajaccio	-	-
01/07/2023	23/24	Ajaccio U19	AC Ajaccio B	-	-

Market value

€15.00m Current€15.00m Highest · 01/06/202601/06/2026 Last change

03.10.202401.06.2026

#3 Burkina Faso#2 FC Lorient#45 Left-Back#60 Ligue 1#826 Worldwide#60 Year 2004

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
03/10/2024	20	AC Ajaccio	€50k
04/12/2024	20	AC Ajaccio	€150k
12/03/2025	21	AC Ajaccio	€800k
02/06/2025	21	AC Ajaccio	€1.50m
10/10/2025	21	FC Lorient	€2.00m
15/12/2025	21	FC Lorient	€7.00m
27/03/2026	22	FC Lorient	€10.00m
01/06/2026	22	FC Lorient	€15.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Lorient	3	270	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	4	0.49
2025	Ligue 1	Lorient	31	2642	2	0.64	0.64	6	4.93	9	32	8.28

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.