L. Venuti

Venuti's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 20→10), while his Rating eased 37→25. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sampdoria · 13th	16	0	0	6.81	25	10
2024/25	Sampdoria · 18th	30	2	1	6.84	37	20
2023/24	Sampdoria	1	0	0	6.2	—	—
2023/24	Lecce · 14th	14	0	0	6.33	43	5
2022/23	Sampdoria	37	0	1	6.55	—	—
2022/23	Fiorentina · 8th	17	0	1	6.55	55	12
2021/22	Fiorentina · 7th	23	0	0	6.68	66	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

L. Venuti is a 31-year-old central defender at Sampdoria, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 341st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Venuti.

Judged on this season alone, Venuti graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 3 clean sheets and 2.023 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 46th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 31 Venuti is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential46th of 52 centre-backs · Serie B Current season47th of 52 centre-backs · Serie B47th-best centre-back in the Serie B341st in the Serie B · potential46th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie B

24.5

Ratingi

46th of 52 centre-backs

10.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.02

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.02

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.5, Venuti carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B of 52. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %29.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.023

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %75

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.111

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 31, Venuti sits on 4.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Venuti's projected Rating — 24.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success75%

Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Sampdoria2024/25 – now

Lecce2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Fiorentina(back from loan)2019/20 – 2023/24

Lecce(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Fiorentina(back from loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Benevento(on loan)2016/17 – 2018/19

Fiorentina(back from loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Brescia(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Fiorentina(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Pescara(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Fiorentinauntil 2014/15

About L. Venuti

Lorenzo Venuti is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Sampdoria, born on April 12, 1995 in Montevarchi, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Italy. Sampdoria currently sit 13th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, L. Venuti has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,023 minutes, averaging a 6.79 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Serie B and the Coppa Italia. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When L. Venuti plays, Sampdoria's record this season is 4W-4D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.91 at home against 6.7 on the road.

Recent matches

December 27, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Reggiana (44 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 20, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Padova (66 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 12, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Palermo (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 7, 2025: 3-2 win at home vs Carrarese (59 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Spezia (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 24, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Juve Stabia (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
November 8, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Venezia (31 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 2, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Mantova (20 minutes, 6.9 rating)
October 25, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Frosinone (61 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 17, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Virtus Entella (53 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Venuti at 24.5 with a Season form score of 10.1, ranking 341st of 397 centre-backs in the Serie B. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, L. Venuti has totalled 312 club appearances with 4 goals and 6 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 40 appearances for Benevento.

L. Venuti's career has also included time at Lecce, Fiorentina, Benevento, Brescia and Pescara.

On the international stage, L. Venuti has represented Italy U19 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points