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N. Zaniolo

Key starterUdinese · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameNicolò Zaniolo
PositionWinger
NationalityItaly
Age27
Date of birth2 Jul 1999
BirthplaceMassa
Height190 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubUdinese
Wingeralso played FWD
32
Appearances
5
Goals
6
Assists
2269
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Udinese.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Udinese's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (back, yellow cards, knee). He still appeared 32 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 A325622696.83
Coppa Italia2101297
Friendlies Clubsat Galatasaray401596.7
Süper Ligat Galatasaray401576.75

Scout report

Key starterWinger

N. Zaniolo is a 27-year-old winger at Udinese, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (74.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zaniolo.

Judged on this season alone, Zaniolo graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 33 wingers in the Serie A, on 5 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances (0.436 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 41). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, 14th of 33 of the 33 wingers in the Serie A. At 27 Zaniolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 42.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Zaniolo missed 4 games through injury (back, yellow cards, knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 32 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 — Zaniolo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs
Current potential14th of 33 wingers · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 16% wingers · Serie A5th-best winger in the Serie A168th in the Serie A · potential14th-highest potential winger in the Serie A
69
Ratingi
14th of 33 wingers
40.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
74.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.44
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Udinese finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

5
Goals
6
Assists
11
G+A
0.16
Goals / app

5 goals in 32 appearances (0.16 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.34 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.6/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 69, Zaniolo carries the 14th-highest potential of the wingers in the Serie A of 33. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions 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.