Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1710 | 7.14 |
 FA Cup | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1532 | 7.15 |
Scout report
Z. Labyad is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Dalian Zhixing, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 3 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 27% of Super League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.7, ranking 211th of 279 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Labyad.
Judged on this season alone, Labyad graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League, on 5 goals, 3 assists and 2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 34). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 40th of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League. At 33 Labyad is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.
Labyad is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) 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 5 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 11.7, Labyad carries the 40th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 55, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16) — 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 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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