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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age18
Date of birth27 Aug 2007
Shirt number#16
ClubGrasshoppers
Defensive midfielder
13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
613
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Grasshoppers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League13006136.7

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Mantini is a 18-year-old defensive midfielder at Grasshoppers, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 233 on scout potential in the Super League and 122nd of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mantini.

Judged on this season alone, Mantini graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 7.047 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Mantini, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 22nd of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 18 Mantini is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential22nd of 36 defensive midfielders · Super League · 13 appsCurrent season36th of 36 defensive midfielders · Super League · 13 apps36th-best defensive midfielder in the Super League127th in the Super League · potential22nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League122nd-highest potential U-19 tracked
37.7
Ratingi
22nd of 36 defensive midfielders
7.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
17%
Minutes
limited game time
7.05
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Grasshoppers finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

7.05
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
12
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

7.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 7.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 17% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.7, Mantini carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League of 36 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.