Valérien Ismaël
born 28 Sept 1975
- Contract until
- Not known
His record at Blackburn
League matches1.23
points per game · won 32%
- 74
- Played
- 24
- Won
- 19
- Drawn
- 31
- Lost
- 79–93
- Goals
Last 6WLWLLW
Pressure
No reported pressure
No rated source has reported his job in danger in the last 30 days.
A level of reporting from rated sources over the last 30 days, not a probability of being sacked.
Blackburn's managers, league matches
Compared with those before him
- Valérien IsmaëlFeb 2025 – now · 74 games, 24–19–311.23 pts/game
- John EustaceFeb 2024 – Feb 2025 · 48 games, 17–14–171.35 pts/game
Bars out of three points a game (winning every game). Short spells say little: a two-game interim can top this list.
Blackburn since Feb 2025
Signings on his watch
In · 15€10.7m in reported fees
- Gady BeyukuModena€2m
- Jayden FevrierStockport County€580k
- Moussa BaradjiYverdon-Sport€1.1m
- Nathan RedmondClub not knownFree
- Dapo AfolayanSt. PauliUndisclosed
- Oladapo AfolayanSt. Pauli–
- Eiran CashinBrightonLoan
- Taylor Gardner-HickmanBirminghamLoan
- Andri GudjohnsenGent€2.2m
- Ryoya MorishitaLegia Warszawa€2.1m
- Moussa BaradjiYverdon SportLoan
- Lewis MillerHibs€860k
- Sean McLoughlinHull€575k
- Ryan AlebiosuKortrijk€576k
- Dion De NeveKortrijk€750k
Out · 12€5.1m in reported fees
- Ryan HedgesDerby CountyFree
- Jake BattySwindon TownUndisclosed
- Makhtar GueyeShanghai ShenhuaUndisclosed
- Dominic HyamWrexham€3.1m
- Lewis TravisDerby County–
- John BuckleyAl Kholood€1.2m
- Callum BrittainMiddlesbrough–
- Tyrhys DolanEspanyolFree
- Joe Rankin-CostelloCharlton€870k
- Dilan MarkandayChesterfieldFree
- Danny BatthDerby CountyFree
- Andreas WeimannDerby CountyFree
Plus 9 players sent out on loan.
Fees where reported or official; a manager doesn't always choose who comes and goes.
Career
Managerial career
- BLABlackburn Rovers25 Feb 2025 – present74 league games · 24–19–31 · 1.23 pts/gameWikidata
- WATWatford1 Jul 2023 – 9 Mar 2024Left36 league games · 11–12–13 · 1.25 pts/game · from Aug 2023, the first game we holdWikidata
- BESBeşiktaş25 Mar 2022 – 26 Oct 2022LeftWikidata
- WBAWest Bromwich Albion1 Jul 2021 – 2 Feb 2022LeftWikidata
- Barnsley F.C.25 Oct 2020 – 30 Jun 2021LeftWikidata
- LASK Linz1 Jul 2019 – 11 Jul 2020LeftWikidata