Field Insider
45.4
26.7%
Ratingi
28.5
850%
Seasoni
9.2
Valuei

Profile

PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age24
Date of birth22 Jan 2002
BirthplaceLyon
Height176 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubFC Lugano
Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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35
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
2627
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Lugano.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League353126276.97
UEFA Europa Conference League100906.3

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

Y. Cimignani is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Lugano, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 25th of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (76.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cimignani.

Judged on this season alone, Cimignani graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.09 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 29). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 14% of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 24 Cimignani is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 14% defensive midfielders · Super LeagueCurrent season17th of 36 defensive midfielders · Super League17th-best defensive midfielder in the Super League25th in the Super League · potential5th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League
45.4
Ratingi
5th of 36 defensive midfielders
28.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.09
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Lugano finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

2.09
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
17
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.4, Cimignani carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League (top 14%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

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