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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sampdoria.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Pafos — 1. Division: 16 apps, 0g 0a, 774 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sampdoria; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 18 | 2 | 1 | 973 | 6.8 |
 1. Divisionat Pafos | 16 | 0 | 0 | 774 | 6.69 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.3 |
Scout report
N. Ioannou is a 30-year-old full-back at Sampdoria, rated 33.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 305th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ioannou.
Judged on this season alone, Ioannou graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B, on 3 clean sheets and 3.052 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 63rd of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B. At 30 Ioannou is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side
3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.5% 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 33.6, Ioannou carries the 63rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie B of 75. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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