Bruno Zuculini
ratings updated 25 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Racing Club.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Racing Club — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 291 min
Earlier this season at Racing Club — CONMEBOL Recopa: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 168 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nacional; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentinaat Racing Club | 16 | 0 | 1 | 771 | 6.75 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Racing Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 6.85 |
Scout report
B. Zuculini is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Nacional, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 71% of Primeira Liga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.4, ranking 130th of 133 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (53.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zuculini.
Judged on this season alone, Zuculini graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.319 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 7th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 33 Zuculini is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nacional finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- 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 17.4, Zuculini carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 7 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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