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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityKosovo
Age28
Date of birth7 Feb 1998
Height188 cm
Shirt number#98
ClubSerik Spor
Central midfielder
26
Appearances
5
Goals
0
Assists
1223
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Serik Spor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Lig12508336.81
Türkiye Kupasıat Bandırmaspor1000

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Topalli is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Serik Spor, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 233rd of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Topalli.

Judged on this season alone, Topalli graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 47 of the 47 central midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 5 goals, 0 assists and 0.957 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 27th of 47 of the 47 central midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 28 Topalli is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential27th of 47 central midfielders · 1. LigCurrent season24th of 47 central midfielders · 1. Lig24th-best central midfielder in the 1. Lig233rd in the 1. Lig · potential27th-highest potential central midfielder in the 1. Lig
24.6
Ratingi
27th of 47 central midfielders
17.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.96
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Serik Spor finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

0.96
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
3
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

0.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 5 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.37 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0.96 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.6, Topalli carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 1. Lig of 47, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Serik Spor finished 17th 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 light defensive volume (0.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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