Zuculini's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→16), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Racing Club · 8th	16	0	1	6.75	15	16
2025/26	Racing Club · 3rd	20	3	3	6.88	15	17
2024/25	Racing Club · 3rd	30	1	3	6.79	31	43
2023/24	River Plate	2	0	0	6.5	—	—
2022/23	River Plate · 3rd	24	1	0	6.74	30	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina U20	8	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

B. Zuculini is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Racing Club, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 25. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (33.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zuculini.

On the season, Zuculini graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 3 assists and 3.44 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 33 Zuculini is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25

15.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.8%

Minutes

limited game time

3.44

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Racing Club finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.48 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.8% 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

Rated 15.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.8%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.24

Assists / 900.24

Goal contribution / 900.48

Defensive actions / 903.44

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.48

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 33, Zuculini sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zuculini's projected Rating — 15.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions12

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€6.8M total transfer fees · 15 moves

NacionalJun 2026 – nowFree

Racing ClubJan 2024 – Jun 2026Free

River PlateJan 2018 – Jan 2024€ 3.6M

VVeronaJul 2017 – Jan 2018€ 1.4M

VVerona(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Manchester City(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

Rayo Vallecano(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jan 2017

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Aug 2016

AEK Athens FC(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Manchester City(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

Middlesbrough(on loan)Oct 2015 – Jan 2016

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Oct 2015

Cordoba(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

Valencia(on loan)Aug 2014 – Jan 2015

Manchester CityJul 2014 – Aug 2014€ 1.8M

Racing Clubuntil Jul 2014

About B. Zuculini

Bruno Zuculini is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Nacional, born on April 2, 1993 in Escobar, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Nacional currently sit 8th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, B. Zuculini has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 771 minutes, averaging a 6.85 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

When B. Zuculini plays, Nacional's record this season is 6W-6D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.77 at home against 6.73 on the road.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Rosario Central (120 minutes, 7 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-0 win away at Estudiantes L.P. (62 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 7, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Botafogo (25 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Huracan (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Barracas Central (85 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Aldosivi (21 minutes, 7 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs River Plate (59 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Independiente (14 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-1 win away at Belgrano Cordoba (59 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 16, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto (16 minutes, 6.9 rating)

B. Zuculini's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Nacional face Estrela at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Zuculini at 15.7 with a Season form score of 24.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 21 career titles — among them the CONMEBOL Recopa and the Super Copa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, B. Zuculini has totalled 302 club appearances with 21 goals and 8 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 32 appearances for Racing Club.

B. Zuculini's career has also included time at Racing Club, River Plate, VVerona, Manchester City, Rayo Vallecano, AEK Athens FC, Middlesbrough, Cordoba and Valencia.

On the international stage, B. Zuculini has represented Argentina U20 — 8 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Racing Club finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points