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Valon Zumberi

Solid contributorVitesse · 23 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameValon Zumberi
PositionCentre-back
NationalityKosovo
Age23
Date of birth24 Nov 2002
BirthplaceHamburg
Height188 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubVitesse
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
629
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vitesse.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eerste Divisie100906.9

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

V. Zumberi is a 23-year-old central defender at Vitesse, rated 55.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 108 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zumberi.

Judged on this season alone, Zumberi graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 20 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 8 clean sheets and 2.618 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, top 10% of the 20 centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 23 Zumberi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.3 reflects that trajectory.

55.3
Ratingi
2nd of 20 centre-backs
29.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
87.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.62
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

35
Apps
2.62
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
24
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 35 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.5% 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 55.3, Zumberi carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie (top 10%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vitesse 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 (2.62 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles45
Interceptions24
Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.