Riga FC · UCL Qualifying 2026-27
5
Tukums 2000 (2024)
Riga FC II
Auda (parent club)
Riga FC (loan, 2026)

Karl Gameni Wassom

🇨🇲 Cameroon 21 years 189cm Right-footed Defensive Midfielder
T1 Extensive
T2 Not Ready
6/12 T3 IN PROGRESS ⚠️
MATCH BALANCE CHECK FAILED 6/12 T3 · 1 SHORT OF THRESHOLD Riga FC (loan) · #5 On loan from FK Auda €200K Market Value Virsliiga + UCL Qualifying OBI_T 7.67 · SPI 8.5 ✅ 4 Career Red Cards
VIDEO READ
8.0
6/12 · NOT FINAL FGA
Tukums 2000 (2024)
Riga FC II
FK Auda (2025)
Riga FC — on loan (2026)
6/12
T3 Metrics Confirmed
8.0
Video Read (confirmed only)
2/3
Balance Checks Failed
10.0
Best Single Event (OBI_T, M4)
5
Matches Registered
4
Video Files Attached
€200K
Market Value
4
Career Red Cards (~50 apps)
Tactical Positioning Map
1 DM — PRIMARY 2 CB — COVER Primary position Secondary / cover
Tactical board · Primary: DM · Versatility: Centre-back cover

Profile

Karl Gameni Wassom is a 21-year-old Cameroonian defensive midfielder born July 21, 2004 in Yaoundé. 189cm, right-footed. Developed through Tukums 2000 and Riga FC's reserve side before moving to FK Auda in 2025 (14 Virsliiga appearances). Currently on loan at Riga FC — the reigning Latvian champions — through December 2026. Market value €200K.

T3 Status

6/12 metrics confirmed, video assessment in progress. Analyst: Jim Totime. Assessment type: Tier A (full 13-metric pass). 5 matches registered, ~89 events logged so far across OBI, SII, and the remaining video metrics. Match balance check failed on 2 of 3 conditions — see banner above. Do not use CHR, MCS, CLM, or CRS scores for any decision until adversity footage is added.

Empire FGA Verdict (In Progress)

VIDEO READ 8.0 (6/12, NOT FINAL) — STRONG POSITIONAL/PHYSICAL EVIDENCE · MENTAL PROFILE UNTESTED. The confirmed metrics — anticipation, positioning, acceleration, decision-making, speed of action, spatial play — are genuinely strong for a 21-year-old in this league. But this card cannot say anything credible yet about his composure, character, or clutch response, and his 4-red-card disciplinary history makes that gap matter more than usual. Do not send this card to a club until the away/adversity metrics are filled in.

Technical / Positional

OBI_T Run Timing (7.67 · 4evt · 3 matches) 7.67 ✅
OBI_P Positional Anticipation (7.29 · 18evt · 4 matches) 7.29 ✅
OBI_S Space Architecture (7.5 · 2evt) 7.5 ⚠️ <3 events
DMA Decision-Making (7.42 · 12evt · 4 matches) 7.42 ✅
SPI Spatial Performance (8.5 · 7evt · 4 matches) 8.5 ✅
SOA Speed on Action (8.5 · 6evt · 4 matches) 8.5 ✅
CRK Creative Risk (5.0 · 1evt) 5.0 ⚠️ <3 events
DYN Dynamism (3.0 · 1evt) 3.0 ⚠️ <3 events

Mental (Adversity-Starved)

CHR Character (8.0 · 3evt · only 2 matches) 8.0 ⚠️ MATCH_SPREAD
MCS Mental Competence (5.5 · 2evt) 5.5 ⚠️ <3 events
CLM Calmness (5.0 · 1evt) 5.0 ⚠️ <3 events
CRS Clutch Response (9.0 · 1evt) 9.0 ⚠️ <3 events
OMS Transition (— · 1evt, no quality logged) — ⚠️ <3 events
Disciplinary history (4 RC / 9 YC, career) ⚠️ T1 flag, unverified on video
All 4 adversity metrics from zero-adversity footage ⚠️ structural gap

Physical

SII_A Explosive Acceleration (8.67 · 3evt · 3 matches) 8.67 ✅
SII_T Top-End Speed (9.0 · 1evt) 9.0 ⚠️ <3 events
SII_R Recovery Sprints (0 events) — 0evt
Height 189cm (confirmed, T1) 8.0 ✅
Aerial / physical duels (SPI events, logged) 8.5 ✅
Shoulder-charge strength (logged 2×, M2) 9.0 ✅

Tier 1 — Transfermarkt · Sofascore · FBref

MV
€200K
On loan from Auda
Apps
~50
Career, all clubs/levels
Cards
4 RC
Career, ~50 apps
Height
189cm
Right-footed DM
Season Log (career to date)
2026Riga FC · Virsliiga
1-2 apps
2025Riga FC (loan) · Virsliiga
4 apps
2025FK Auda · Virsliiga
14 apps · 2 YC
2024Tukums 2000 · Virsliiga
12 apps · 1G
2026UCL Qualifying (Ararat-Armenia tie)
2 legs

Tier 3 — Confirmed Sub-Metrics (Jim Totime, 5 matches)

OBI_T — Run Timing (4evt, 3 matches)7.67 ✅
OBI_P — Positional Anticipation (18evt, 4 matches)7.29 ✅
SII_A — Explosive Acceleration (3evt, 3 matches)8.67 ✅
DMA — Decision-Making (12evt, 4 matches)7.42 ✅
SOA — Speed on Action (6evt, 4 matches)8.5 ✅
SPI — Spatial Performance (7evt, 4 matches)8.5 ✅
Not Yet a Final FGA
6/12 confirmed sits 1 metric short of the 7/12 threshold. OBI and SII composites are both blocked — each has at least one unconfirmed sub-metric (OBI_S; SII_T and SII_R).

Confidence Breakdown

LOG Context

Highest LOG in sample: ~4.0
Virsliiga: Tier 2.0–2.5 (small European league)
UCL Qualifying vs Ararat-Armenia: Tier ~4.0

The two UCL qualifying legs against a title-holding Armenian side sit well above his normal domestic level — genuinely the most useful footage in this set, and currently only the home leg (a Riga win) is logged. The away leg is the priority addition.

Video Completeness · 6/12 Confirmed · 1 Short of Threshold

OBI Off-Ball Intelligence 7.5 raw
OBI_T 7.67 ✅ — 4 events, 3 matches
OBI_S 7.5 ⚠️ — only 2 events, 2 matches
OBI_P 7.29 ✅ — 18 events, 4 matches
OBI composite blocked — needs OBI_S confirmed
SII Sprint Intensity Index blocked
SII_A 8.67 ✅ — 3 events, 3 matches
SII_T 9.0 ⚠️ — only 1 event, 1 match
SII_R — 0 events — not yet observed
SII composite blocked — needs SII_T and SII_R
Remaining 10 Metrics
DMA (12evt, 4m)
CHR (3evt, 2m — spread)
MCS (2evt, 1m)
SOA (6evt, 4m)
SPI (7evt, 4m)
CLM (1evt, 1m)
CRS (1evt, 1m)
OMS (1evt, 1m)
DYN (1evt, 1m)
CRK (1evt, 1m)

6/12 confirmed — DMA, SOA, SPI + OBI_T, OBI_P, SII_A counted individually

For reference: Latvia's Virsliiga sits toward the lower end of the Empire FGA LOG glossary (Tier ~2.0–2.5), while his two logged UCL qualifying legs against Ararat-Armenia — Armenia's champions — sit closer to Tier 4.0. That gap is exactly why the away leg matters: it's not just the missing "losing" data point, it's also his highest-level football on file, and the more informative half of a genuinely two-sided European tie.

Top Philosophy Fits (Provisional — 6/12)

1
Simeone Destroyer / Duels DM
8.5
2
Conte Anticipation DM
7.9
3
Klopp High-Intensity Screen
7.7
4
Ancelotti Positional Anchor
7.3
5
Guardiola Deep Distributor
6.8
6
Bielsa High-Line Screen
6.0

Tactical Archetype (Provisional)

"The Physical Anticipator" — the confirmed evidence points to a DM who reads the game early (OBI_P 7.29 across 18 events, including multiple blocked shots and interceptions "before the opponent") and wins physical duels with strength rather than pure pace (repeated shoulder-charge and aerial-duel events, SPI 8.5). What's missing is exactly the profile's biggest question mark: whether that physicality holds up as discipline rather than tips into cards — the T1 record shows 4 career red cards, and the video hasn't yet tested him in a losing or hostile away context where that risk would show up.

Physical Anticipator Deep Ball-Winner Discipline Risk (T1) Riga FC #5 UCL Qualifying

Career Timeline

Born Jul 21, 2004
Born Karl Gameni Wassom in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
2024
Tukums 2000 · Virsliiga — 12 league apps, 1 goal, 2 YC, 1 RC. Also featured for Tukums 2000 II (1.Liga, 5 apps, 1 goal) and Riga FC II (1.Liga, 8 apps, 1 goal, 3 YC, 1 RC) the same year.
2025
FK Auda · Virsliiga — Became his contracted parent club. 14 league appearances, 2 yellow cards. Also had a loan spell at Riga FC (4 Virsliiga apps) and Riga FC II (Nākotnes līga) during the year.
Feb 15, 2026
Loan to Riga FC — Joined the reigning Latvian champions on loan from Auda through December 31, 2026. Featured in the 2026 Latvian Super Cup against his own parent club, Auda.
Jul 7, 2026
UEFA Champions League Qualifying, First Round — 1st Leg — Started away at Ararat-Armenia (Armenia's champions). Riga FC lost 0-2. This is the away/adversity match this assessment currently lacks on video.
Jul 14, 2026
UCL Qualifying — 2nd Leg (Home) — Riga FC won the leg 3-2 but were eliminated 4-3 on aggregate. Wassom's individually best-logged performance in this sample sits in this match (multiple 8.5–9.5 quality events).

Career Statistics

SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsCards
2024Tukums 2000Virsliiga1212Y 1R
2024Tukums 2000 II1. Liga51
2024Riga FC II1. Liga813Y 1R
2025FK AudaVirsliiga1402Y
2025Riga FC (loan)Virsliiga40
2026Riga FC (loan)Virsliiga1-20
Career Total (senior + reserve)~5039Y / 4R

Domestic Cups

SeasonClubCompetitionApps
2024Tukums 2000Latvian Cup1
2025Riga FCLatvian Cup2
2026Riga FCLatvian Super Cup1

Transfer / Loan History

MoveTypeDate
Riga FC → AudaReturn from loanDec 31, 2025
Auda → Riga FCLoanFeb 15, 2026
Riga FC → AudaScheduled returnDec 31, 2026
Physical Panel

Physical Profile

Height189cm
FootRight
PositionDefensive Midfielder
Also FieldedCentre-Back
Jersey#5 (Riga FC)
BuildPhysical, strength-based
CitizenshipCameroon
GPS DataNot available

Disciplinary Note

4 Red Cards in ~50 Career Appearances
A notably high rate for a short career, split across Tukums 2000, Riga FC II, and reserve football. None of the video logged so far shows a card incident. Worth watching for specifically once away/adversity footage is added — it's the direct on-pitch test of what this T1 record already flags.

Positive Filters (from confirmed metrics)

  • OBI_P 7.29 across 18 events — reads the game early and consistently; repeated "before the opponent" blocks and interceptions in the log
  • SPI 8.5 and SOA 8.5 — genuinely strong spatial occupation and speed-of-action scores, both comfortably confirmed
  • SII_A 8.67 — explosive off the mark, confirmed across 3 separate matches
  • DMA 7.42 across 12 events — decent decision-making sample size for a young DM, including several vertical/through-ball events rated 8-9
  • Single highest logged event: OBI_T 10.0 (Match 4 vs RFS) — "excellent anticipation on a through pass, comes before the opponent and recovers the ball with strength"
  • Started both legs of a UEFA Champions League qualifying tie against Armenia's champions — real continental experience at 21
  • Physical duel evidence is consistent — multiple shoulder-charge and aerial-duel events across different matches, not a one-off

Caution Signals

  • Match balance check failed — all 5 matches Home, none recorded as losing; see Overview banner
  • 4 red cards in ~50 career appearances (T1) — a real discipline flag that the video sample hasn't been able to test yet
  • The log itself shows a rough patch — Match 2 includes a 45+' defensive lapse leading to a goal against (OBI_T 4) and a sequence rated OBI_P 1 / MCS 2 / DYN 3 ("completely lost in his positioning... action too fast for him")
  • OBI composite and SII composite both blocked — the two headline off-ball/physical composites can't be reported yet, only their strongest sub-components
  • No GPS data available — physical scores rest entirely on visual assessment

Critical Gaps

  • Zero adversity data — CHR, MCS, CLM, CRS all rest on 1-3 events from matches Riga was winning at home; none of these are usable for a decision yet
  • OBI_S, SII_T, SII_R all under 3 events — space architecture, top speed, and recovery sprints remain effectively unassessed
  • OMS has 1 event with no quality score recorded — worth checking the underlying EVENT_LOG row for a data-entry gap
  • One event is logged against "Match 6," which doesn't exist in the register — a mislabeled row or a missing match; trace it before it compounds
  • 6/12 confirmed, 1 short of the 7/12 threshold — no valid composite FGA can be issued yet

Empire FGA Verdict (In Progress — Not Final)

VIDEO READ 8.0 (6/12 CONFIRMED) — STRONG POSITIONAL AND PHYSICAL SIGNAL · MENTAL PROFILE UNTESTED · NOT A FINAL SCORE. Wassom is a 21-year-old Cameroonian defensive midfielder whose confirmed metrics — anticipation, spatial play, speed of action, acceleration, decision-making — are strong for his level, headlined by a perfect 10.0 anticipation event. But the assessment has a real integrity problem: it was scored on a set of matches that never satisfied the workbook's own balance check, so the four metrics that matter most for judging a physical, card-prone defensive midfielder — Character, Mental Competence, Calmness, Clutch Response — are essentially unassessed. Do not present this card, or any number from it, to a club until the July 7 away leg at Ararat-Armenia is logged. That single match fixes both failed balance conditions and is very likely the most informative footage in the whole set.

Attached Match Files