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M. Svoboda

Key starterVenezia · 27 yrsTransferred to Brighton

Profile

Full nameMichael Svoboda
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustria
Age27
Date of birth15 Oct 1998
BirthplaceVienna
Height195 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubVenezia
Centre-back
29
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
2532
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Venezia.

Injury-affected season

Missed 23 of Venezia's ~38 games this season through 23 injury absences (jumpers knee). He still appeared 29 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 B293225327.33
Coppa Italia100206.7

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

M. Svoboda is a 27-year-old central defender at Venezia, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 64, top 2% of Serie B centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 59.1, ranking 102nd of 397 in the Serie B. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (97% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Svoboda.

Judged on this season alone, Svoboda graded 64 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 12 clean sheets and 3.803 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 64). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 22% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 27 Svoboda is in his prime years, and a market index of 39 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Svoboda missed 23 games through injury (jumpers knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 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 — Svoboda is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 22% centre-backs · Serie BCurrent seasonTop 2% centre-backs · Serie B1st-best centre-back in the Serie B102nd in the Serie B · potential11th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie B
59.1
Ratingi
11th of 52 centre-backs
63.6
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
97%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.8
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Venezia finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

3.8
Def. / 90
50
Tackles
43
Interceptions
12
Clean sheets

3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.1, Svoboda carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B (top 22%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.8 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.

Transfer news

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