Defender

Saël Kumbedi

VfL Wolfsburg
France
21 yrs
175 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 8
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.90

Age21

Date of birth26 Mar 2005

Height175 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€12.4M

Contract until30 Jun 2029

Season performance · 2026

2. Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg

Appearances / Starts6 / 6

Minutes533

Rating7.20

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)5 (1)

Passes · accuracy310 · 85%

Key passes6

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 4

Duels won30 / 56

Successful dribbles6

Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.62 / 0.81

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls4

Accurate crosses2

Touches436

Possession lost79

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won7

Ground duels won23

Clearances11

Ball recoveries27

Fouls won8

Fouls committed10

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets3

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)58.20

Top speed (km/h)35.31

DFB Pokal

VfL Wolfsburg

Appearances / Starts2 / 1

Minutes165

Rating6.00

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy75 · 87%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1

Duels won3 / 8

Successful dribbles3

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls1

Accurate crosses1

Touches102

Possession lost19

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won3

Clearances3

Ball recoveries6

Fouls won0

Fouls committed0

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)17.92

Top speed (km/h)32.20

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking45

Technical47

Tactical39

Defending53

Creativity53

Characteristics

Weaknesses

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
7 Nov 2026	Hertha BSC – VfL Wolfsburg	–	–	–
31 Oct 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – VfL Osnabrück	2–0	90'	8.2
28 Oct 2026	SC Freiburg – VfL Wolfsburg	3–2	90'	5.8
23 Oct 2026	VfL Bochum 1848 – VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	90'	7.0
17 Oct 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – 1. FC Heidenheim	3–1	90'	7.5
6 Oct 2026	France U21 – Switzerland U21	7–1	–	–
3 Oct 2026	France U21 – Luxembourg U21	3–2	–	–
25 Sep 2026	Iceland U21 – France U21	1–1	–	–
18 Sep 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – Darmstadt 98	5–1	83'	6.8
24 Aug 2026	VSG Altglienicke – VfL Wolfsburg	8–9	75'	6.2
16 Aug 2026	Hannover 96 – VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	90'	6.3
8 Aug 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–0	90'	7.4
31 Jul 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – Telstar	3–1	–	–
24 Jul 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – Olympique Lyonnais	0–2	–	–
18 Jul 2026	VfL Wolfsburg – SC Verl	3–0	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 7M €

Jan 2026

Lyon To: Wolfsburg

Transfer 6M €
Dec 2025

Wolfsburg To: Lyon

Loan return
Aug 2025

Lyon To: Wolfsburg

Loan
Aug 2022

Le Havre To: Lyon

Transfer 1M €
Jul 2022

Le Havre U19 To: Le Havre

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)32

Average rating6.62

Last match rating8.231 Oct 2026

Matches missed23 injury records

Last 10 matches

8.2 5.8 7.0 7.5 6.8 6.2 6.3 7.4 6.7 7.0

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	2. Bundesliga	VfL Wolfsburg	6 (6)	533	0	0	7.20
2026	DFB Pokal	VfL Wolfsburg	2 (1)	165	0	0	6.00

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Ligue 1 2024 · percentile among defenders (142 players)

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14 matches · 965 min

Saël Kumbedi: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	2.61	85
Interceptions / 90 min	0.75	17
Clearances / 90 min	2.80	30
Aerials won / 90 min	0.28	3
Duels won	48.5%	12
Pass accuracy	86.3%	48
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	46
Rating	6.71	27

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