Matteo Palma

Following his move to Udinese, Palma's current-season form is down 91% on last season (Season 11→1), while his Rating climbed 59→67. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Udinese · 11th	1	0	7.2	67	1
2025/26	Udinese · 10th	5	0	6.48	67	1
2025/26	SampdoriaLoan · 13th	11	1	6.9	59	11
2024/25	Udinese · 12th	23	0	6.9	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Palma is a 18-year-old central defender at Sampdoria, rated 58.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palma.

On the season, Palma graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.396 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 1).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 18 Palma is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 17.5 reflects that trajectory.

58.9

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

11.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.4

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.4

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.116

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.116

Defensive actions / 904.396

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.463

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 (~37), then tapers with age. At 18, Palma sits on 17.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Palma's projected Rating — 58.9 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions12

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Udinese(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Sampdoria(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Udineseuntil Jan 2026

About M. Palma

Matteo Palma is a 18-year-old centre-back who plays for Udinese, born on March 13, 2008 in Berlin, standing 194 cm tall. He is from Germany. Udinese currently sit 11th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, M. Palma has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 45 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games. His season has spanned the Coppa Italia and the Serie A.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Como (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)

M. Palma's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Udinese face Monza away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Palma at 58.9 with a Season form score of 11.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, M. Palma has totalled 50 club appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 23 appearances for Udinese.

M. Palma's career has also included time at Sampdoria.

On the international stage, M. Palma has represented Germany U17 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.