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Full nameEdoardo Bove
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age24
Date of birth16 May 2002
Height179 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubWatford
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
353
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Watford.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100686.2

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

E. Bove is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Watford, rated 53.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bove.

On the season, Bove graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.334 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53. At 24 Bove is in his prime years, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
53.2
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
5.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
17.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.33
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Watford finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

5
Apps
4.33
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
7
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 17.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 53.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots1

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes127
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success75%
Duels won21
Duels won %51.2%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions7
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.