Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cremonese.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Cremonese's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 36 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1655 | 6.54 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.7 |
Scout report
A. Zerbin is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Cremonese, rated 61 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 228th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zerbin.
Judged on this season alone, Zerbin graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 4 assists and 2.534 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 30). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, 38th of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 27 Zerbin is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Zerbin missed 3 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 36 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Cremonese finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 61, Zerbin carries the 38th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Cremonese finished 18th 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 (2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
