Z. Muscat

Following his move to Chaves, Muscat's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 14→9), while his Rating eased 35→15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Chaves · 9th	20	0	6.74	15	9
2024/25	Şanlıurfaspor	8	0	6.95	—	—
2023/24	Chaves	29	2	6.88	—	—
2023/24	Farense · 18th	22	2	6.88	35	14
2022/23	Farense · 2nd	21	3	—	37	20
2021/22	Casa Pia · 2nd	28	4	—	44	42

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Malta · international

Side	Apps	G
Malta	82	3
Malta U21	15	1
Malta U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Z. Muscat is a 32-year-old central defender at Chaves, rated 14.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muscat.

On the season, Muscat graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.615 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 32 Muscat is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24

14.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.62

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Chaves finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.615

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %81

Cards / 901.142

Foul involvement / 902.474

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Muscat sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Muscat's projected Rating — 14.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.