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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Zemplín Michalovce.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super Liga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1287 | 7.02 |
Scout report
A. Zubairu is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Zemplín Michalovce, rated 21.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 85th of 157 on scout potential in the Super Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zubairu.
Judged on this season alone, Zubairu graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 23 of the 23 central midfielders in the Super Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.636 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Zubairu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 16th of 23 of the 23 central midfielders in the Super Liga. At 28 Zubairu is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Zemplín Michalovce finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21.4, Zubairu carries the 16th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super Liga of 23, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Zemplín Michalovce finished 5th of 6) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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