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S. Shpendi

Key starterEmpoli · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameStiven Shpendi
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityAlbania
Age23
Date of birth19 May 2003
BirthplaceAncona
Height181 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubEmpoli
Centre-forwardalso played MID
35
Appearances
15
Goals
2
Assists
2595
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Empoli.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B3515225956.8
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Albania U21930750
Coppa Italia1001256.05

Scout report

Key starterGoal-getting Centre-forward

S. Shpendi is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Empoli, rated 66.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 31st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (75.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shpendi.

Judged on this season alone, Shpendi graded 52 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 58 centre-forwards in the Serie B, on 15 goals and 2 assists in 35 appearances (0.59 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 52). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 6% of the 58 centre-forwards in the Serie B. At 23 Shpendi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 34.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Shpendi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
Current potentialTop 6% centre-forwards · Serie BCurrent seasonTop 6% centre-forwards · Serie B3rd-best centre-forward in the Serie B31st in the Serie B · potential3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Serie B
66.9
Ratingi
3rd of 58 centre-forwards
51.7
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
75.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.59
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

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

15
Goals
2
Assists
17
G+A
0.43
Goals / app

15 goals in 35 appearances (0.43 per game) is a 15-goal haul — and for a lower-table side (15th of 20), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 2 assists for 17 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.07 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.9, Shpendi carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie B (top 6%), 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. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions 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

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