Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Melbourne Victory.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Western United — Australia Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Melbourne Victory; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A-League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 998 | 6.51 |
 Australia Cupat Western United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.34 |
Scout report
M. Grimaldi is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Melbourne Victory, rated 19.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 44th of 193 on scout potential in the A-League and 2739th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Grimaldi.
Judged on this season alone, Grimaldi graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the A-League, on 2 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.451 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Grimaldi, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 17th of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the A-League. At 22 Grimaldi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Melbourne Victory finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side
2 goals in 27 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.19 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.89 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 19.8, Grimaldi carries the 17th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the A-League of 40. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
