M. Shnaptsev
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1825 | 6.55 |
 Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | — |
Scout report
M. Shnaptsev is a 22-year-old full-back at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 31.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 66th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League and 2448th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (69.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shnaptsev.
Judged on this season alone, Shnaptsev graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 47 of the 47 full-backs in the Premier League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.699 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 19). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 32% of the 47 full-backs in the Premier League. At 22 Shnaptsev is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Shnaptsev is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 31.7, Shnaptsev carries the 15th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League (top 32%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16) — 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 (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
