Domestic-league season · Pisa.
Missed 5 of Pisa's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences and 2 suspensions (inactive). He still appeared 33 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1053 | 6.64 |
| Serie Aat Sassuolo | 14 | 1 | 1 | 474 | 6.57 |
| Serie Aat Fiorentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 6.43 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Pisa, Nzola's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→26), while his Rating eased 59→47. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 51).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Pisa · 20th | 33 | 4 | 1 | 6.64 | 47 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Lens · 8th | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6.62 | 59 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Fiorentina · 8th | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6.72 | 68 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Spezia · 17th | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6.72 | 78 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | Spezia · 16th | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6.54 | 67 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | Spezia · 15th | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6.95 | 80 | 48 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
M'Bala Nzola is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Pisa, rated 47.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 299th of 389 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55% of available minutes). He brings 0.28 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nzola.
Judged on this season alone, Nzola graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 48 of the 48 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 33 appearances (0.275 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 38th of 48 of the 48 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 29 Nzola is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nzola missed 3 games through injury and 2 suspensions (inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 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 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4 goals in 33 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 47.2, Nzola carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 48, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pisa finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.28 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 29, Nzola sits on 16.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nzola's projected Rating — 47.2 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
