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N. Obaretin

Key starterEmpoli · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameNosa Edward Obaretin
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age23
Date of birth26 Jan 2003
BirthplaceForlì
Height193 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubEmpoli
Centre-back
29
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2350
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Empoli.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B290123506.54
Coppa Italia000945.9

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

N. Obaretin is a 23-year-old central defender at Empoli, rated 61 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 74th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (68.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Obaretin.

Judged on this season alone, Obaretin graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 5 clean sheets and 3.026 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 22).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 18% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 23 Obaretin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Obaretin is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 18% centre-backs · Serie BCurrent season28th of 52 centre-backs · Serie B28th-best centre-back in the Serie B74th in the Serie B · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie B
61
Ratingi
9th of 52 centre-backs
22.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.03
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Empoli finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.03
Def. / 90
43
Tackles
27
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 61, Obaretin carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B (top 18%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Empoli finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.