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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Zemplín Michalovce.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1287 | 7.02 |
Scout report
A. Zubairu is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Zemplín Michalovce, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 102nd of 171 on scout potential in the Super Liga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zubairu.
Judged on this season alone, Zubairu graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 27 of the 27 central midfielders in the Super Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.636 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Zubairu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 20th of 27 of the 27 central midfielders in the Super Liga. At 27 Zubairu is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Zemplín Michalovce finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24, Zubairu carries the 20th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super Liga of 27, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Zemplín Michalovce finished 5th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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