1. FC Köln

Said El Mala

Midfielder · 1. FC Köln · 20 · Germany

Season score
43.3
Bundesliga 26/27, 6 matches
Last 5 weeks
43.6
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€50.0M
+€5.0M (+11%) since 27 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 2 Oct 2026
Born
26 Aug 2006
Height
185 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2031
Wikipedia views
16,071 4 weeks

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 27 Oct – 2 Nov 2026

26 of 70 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 46.3 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
20–26 Oct 202618031.047.734.0
13–19 Oct 202618435.948.536.6
6–12 Oct 202617853.948.150.7
29 Sep – 5 Oct 202627244.648.046.0
15–21 Sep 202619052.047.753.4
8–14 Sep 202612150.647.650.6
25–31 Aug 202616541.047.937.0
18–24 Aug 202618936.248.637.1
12–18 May 202618057.448.051.5
5–11 May 202619028.049.429.2
28 Apr – 4 May 202617167.248.358.5
21–27 Apr 202619046.648.459.0
14–20 Apr 202619038.549.239.2
7–13 Apr 202616755.948.754.6
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202618246.648.851.1
17–23 Mar 202617738.649.531.0
10–16 Mar 202617450.949.446.5
3–9 Mar 202618658.948.560.4
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202612441.748.641.4
17–23 Feb 202618550.348.445.5
10–16 Feb 202612236.248.638.5
3–9 Feb 202619038.249.640.5
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202611587.649.0100.0
20–26 Jan 202612339.549.139.8
13–19 Jan 2026216840.250.543.7
6–12 Jan 202614555.950.641.5
16–22 Dec 202512237.050.937.5
9–15 Dec 202517338.752.038.3
2–8 Dec 202518237.753.537.0
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519070.851.764.1
18–24 Nov 202512660.451.566.1
4–10 Nov 202514542.852.143.3
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202528858.851.362.1
21–27 Oct 202517241.652.644.3
14–20 Oct 202513153.152.828.8
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202517253.552.948.9
23–29 Sep 202512758.952.862.7
16–22 Sep 202514550.853.252.9
9–15 Sep 202512693.551.697.2
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202512266.551.132.9
19–25 Aug 202512259.050.860.3
12–18 Aug 202511580.650.094.8

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −4.0 a week below expectation.

20.040.060.080.030 Sep2 Dec17 Feb31 Mar28 Apr25 Aug13 OctExpected 47.7Score 31.0
Transfermarkt €50.0M +€5.0M (+11%) since 27 May 2026 2 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €52.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €36.7M–€80.0M +3% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +43% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Jorrel Hato at 19 (€35.0M, scoring 45.1) +29%; Ansu Fati at 20 (€35.0M, scoring 45.0) −29%; Evan Ferguson at 20 (€40.0M, scoring 46.7) −38%.
0€20M€40M€60M20252026€50.0M€52.0M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€52.0M
2 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€50.0M
27 May 2026Transfermarkt€45.0M
20 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€35.0M
19 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€40.0M
14 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€18.0M
11 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€3.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€1.0M
27 Sep 2024Transfermarkt€750k
11 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€300k
20 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

DateMoveFee
30 Jun 2025Viktoria Köln 1.FC KölnFree or loan
1 Jul 2024Viktoria Köln 1.FC Köln€2.2M
19 Feb 2024Vikt. Köln U19 Viktoria KölnUndisclosed
1 Jul 2023Meerbusch U17 Vikt. Köln U19Free or loan
1 Jul 2021M'gladbach Yth. Meerbusch U17Free or loan

What the score is made of

Bundesliga 26/27, 418 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 641 top-five-league midfielder seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting98Creating37Progressing43Keeping the ball0Defending2Aerial0Finishing54
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting98+1.24
Creating37−0.20
Progressing43−0.13
Keeping the ball0−1.39
Defending2−0.41
Aerial0−0.69
Finishing54−0.00

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K20K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Ilyas Chaira Real Oviedo · 25––95%Compare
Rafa Silva Benfica · 33 · cheaper46.2€3.0M95%Compare
Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal · 35 · cheaper54.9€1.2M93%Compare
Cengiz Ünder Çorum FK · 29 · cheaper45.0€3.0M93%Compare
Riccardo Orsolini Bologna · 29––92%Compare
Dan Ndoye Nottingham Forest · 2651.9€35.0M91%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Said El Mala.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Bundesliga 26/27Bundesliga1. FC Köln641843.343.1
DFB Pokal 26/27DFB-Pokal1. FC Köln18936.237.1
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueGermany27244.646.0
Bundesliga 25/26Bundesliga1. FC Köln341,95749.348.5
DFB Pokal 25/26DFB-Pokal1. FC Köln28050.352.8

Latest matches

45 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
24 Oct 2026BundesligaFC Schalke 04D 0–080000.370.0531.0
16 Oct 2026Bundesligaat Eintracht FrankfurtL 0–184000.130.0135.9
11 Oct 2026BundesligaBorussia M'gladbachW 2–178100.670.0553.9
4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat GreeceD 0–02700–0.0157.8
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueSerbiaW 2–045000.150.0236.6
19 Sep 2026Bundesligaat Hamburger SVL 1–290000.140.2252.0
12 Sep 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenD 1–12100–0.0050.6
29 Aug 2026BundesligaTSG HoffenheimW 3–265100.700.0141.0
24 Aug 2026DFB-Pokalat FC Würzburger KickersW 2–18900––36.2
16 May 2026Bundesligaat FC Bayern MünchenL 1–580100.380.0157.4
All 45 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
24 Oct 2026BundesligaFC Schalke 04D 0–080000.370.0531.0
16 Oct 2026Bundesligaat Eintracht FrankfurtL 0–184000.130.0135.9
11 Oct 2026BundesligaBorussia M'gladbachW 2–178100.670.0553.9
4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat GreeceD 0–02700–0.0157.8
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueSerbiaW 2–045000.150.0236.6
19 Sep 2026Bundesligaat Hamburger SVL 1–290000.140.2252.0
12 Sep 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenD 1–12100–0.0050.6
29 Aug 2026BundesligaTSG HoffenheimW 3–265100.700.0141.0
24 Aug 2026DFB-Pokalat FC Würzburger KickersW 2–18900––36.2
16 May 2026Bundesligaat FC Bayern MünchenL 1–580100.380.0157.4
10 May 2026Bundesliga1. FC HeidenheimL 1–390000.220.0228.0
2 May 2026Bundesligaat 1. FC Union BerlinD 2–271100.170.3067.2
25 Apr 2026BundesligaBayer 04 LeverkusenL 1–290011.430.0146.6
17 Apr 2026Bundesligaat FC St. PauliD 1–190000.120.0138.5
12 Apr 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenW 3–167100.870.1355.9
5 Apr 2026Bundesligaat Eintracht FrankfurtD 2–282000.480.0446.6
21 Mar 2026BundesligaBorussia M'gladbachD 3–377100.300.0038.6
14 Mar 2026Bundesligaat Hamburger SVD 1–174100.580.0150.9
7 Mar 2026BundesligaBorussia DortmundL 1–286000.130.3758.9
27 Feb 2026Bundesligaat FC AugsburgL 0–22400–0.0141.7
21 Feb 2026BundesligaTSG HoffenheimD 2–285110.490.0850.3
14 Feb 2026Bundesligaat VfB StuttgartL 1–322000.080.0036.2
8 Feb 2026BundesligaRB LeipzigL 1–290000.310.0638.2
30 Jan 2026BundesligaVfL WolfsburgW 1–015000.540.0087.6
25 Jan 2026Bundesligaat SC FreiburgL 1–223000.020.0039.5
17 Jan 2026Bundesliga1. FSV Mainz 05W 2–190000.520.0936.6
14 Jan 2026BundesligaFC Bayern MünchenL 1–378000.290.0244.3
10 Jan 2026Bundesligaat 1. FC HeidenheimD 2–245100.170.0055.9
20 Dec 2025Bundesliga1. FC Union BerlinL 0–122000.030.0037.0
13 Dec 2025Bundesligaat Bayer 04 LeverkusenL 0–27300–0.1638.7
6 Dec 2025BundesligaFC St. PauliD 1–182100.970.0037.7
29 Nov 2025Bundesligaat SV Werder BremenD 1–190100.160.2870.8
22 Nov 2025BundesligaEintracht FrankfurtL 3–426010.170.3360.4
8 Nov 2025Bundesligaat Borussia M'gladbachL 1–345000.040.0142.8
2 Nov 2025BundesligaHamburger SVW 4–123101.330.09100.0
29 Oct 2025DFB-PokalFC Bayern MünchenL 1–46500––43.3
25 Oct 2025Bundesligaat Borussia DortmundL 0–172000.27–41.6
18 Oct 2025BundesligaFC AugsburgD 1–131100.050.0153.1
3 Oct 2025Bundesligaat TSG HoffenheimW 1–072100.570.0053.5
28 Sep 2025BundesligaVfB StuttgartL 1–227000.120.0158.9
20 Sep 2025Bundesligaat RB LeipzigL 1–345000.120.0450.8
13 Sep 2025Bundesligaat VfL WolfsburgD 3–326010.070.2493.5
31 Aug 2025BundesligaSC FreiburgW 4–122100.050.0066.5
24 Aug 2025Bundesligaat 1. FSV Mainz 05W 1–022000.030.0159.0
17 Aug 2025DFB-Pokalat SSV Jahn RegensburgW 2–115000.25–80.6