Makana Baku

Makana Baku is a Bronze Squad Player this season. He is still building his body of work, with the focus on becoming a dependable option whenever called upon. His career trophy count remains unopened, but this profile is less about honours and more about establishing a clear, sustainable role.

Four appearances and 286 minutes give us a useful, if limited, view of Baku’s season. He has not turned those opportunities into a goal contribution, so the attacking output still needs to catch up with the intent. Dribbling is the obvious point of difference. He looks most useful when receiving with room to engage a defender, carry the ball and move his side into a more threatening area. His wider season contribution remains modest, although his form level offers a little more encouragement than the overall body of work. The broad direction has been steady, even if such a small sample can still produce match-to-match swings. The SQUAD PLAYER badge fits: he is not shaping the side around himself, but he can perform a defined rotation role. The next step is straightforward. Those carries need to lead to cleaner final decisions, better service and visible end product.

His reliability band is still emerging, which leaves room for a positive shift as the evidence grows. Our verdict is measured: Baku has one clear route into greater responsibility, but he must turn his dribbling threat into repeatable attacking value. More minutes will help; what he does after beating the first defender will matter more.