Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Empoli.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2185 | 6.92 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Gerard Yepes is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Empoli, rated 59.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 91st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (63.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yepes.
Judged on this season alone, Yepes graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.336 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 29% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B. At 23 Yepes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Empoli finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.5, Yepes carries the 16th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie B (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Empoli finished 15th of 20) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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