Domestic-league season · Napoli.
Missed 4 of Napoli's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 34 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 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2213 | 6.9 |
 UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 6.48 |
 Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 7.1 |
 Coppa Italia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7.25 |
Politano's current-season form is up 15% on last season (Season 27→31), while his Rating eased 51→39. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 42).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Napoli · 2nd | 34 | 2 | 5 | 6.9 | 39 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | Napoli · 1st | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7.01 | 51 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Napoli · 10th | 37 | 8 | 5 | 7.23 | 55 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | Napoli · 1st | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6.89 | 56 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | Napoli · 3rd | 33 | 3 | 4 | 6.79 | 64 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Napoli · 5th | 37 | 9 | 4 | 6.97 | 74 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Politano is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Napoli, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 327th of 385 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Politano.
Judged on this season alone, Politano graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 5 assists and 0.895 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 49th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 32 Politano is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Politano missed 4 games through injury (muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 34 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
0.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 20) 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 2 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 39.1, Politano carries the 49th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.9 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 (0.8× and falling).
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 (~67), then tapers with age. At 32, Politano sits on 26.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Politano's projected Rating — 39.1 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.
€43M total transfer fees · 11 moves
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