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L. Ranieri

Key starterFiorentina · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameLuca Ranieri
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age27
Date of birth23 Apr 1999
BirthplaceLa Spezia
Height187 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubFiorentina
Centre-back
34
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2479
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fiorentina.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A341024796.88
UEFA Europa Conference League9207797.05
Coppa Italia100906.3

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

L. Ranieri is a 27-year-old central defender at Fiorentina, rated 63.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 217th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ranieri.

Judged on this season alone, Ranieri graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 7 clean sheets and 2.578 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, 28th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 27 Ranieri is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2021/22
Current potential28th of 52 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent season34th of 52 centre-backs · Serie A34th-best centre-back in the Serie A217th in the Serie A · potential28th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
63.4
Ratingi
28th of 52 centre-backs
30.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.58
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fiorentina finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.58
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
24
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 34 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.5% 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 63.4, Ranieri carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 52, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Fiorentina 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 (2.58 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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Transfer news

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