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M. Gabbia

Top-tier performerAC Milan · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameMatteo Gabbia
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age26
Date of birth21 Oct 1999
BirthplaceBusto Arsizio
Height185 cm
Shirt number#46
ClubAC Milan
Centre-back
30
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2538
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AC Milan.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of AC Milan's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (muscle, knee). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A300025386.95
Coppa Italia100956.6

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

M. Gabbia is a 26-year-old central defender at AC Milan, rated 76.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 74th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (88.1% 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 Gabbia.

Judged on this season alone, Gabbia graded 50 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 11 clean sheets and 2.021 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 50). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 77, top 16% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 26 Gabbia is in his prime years, and a market index of 51.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gabbia missed 6 games through injury (muscle, knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Gabbia is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 16% centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 24% centre-backs · Serie A12th-best centre-back in the Serie A74th in the Serie A · potential8th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
76.5
Ratingi
8th of 52 centre-backs
49.5
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
88.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.02
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AC Milan finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

2.02
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
14
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 76.5, Gabbia carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 16%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.02 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.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots17

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions14
Blocks22
Fouls committed25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.