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Full nameMatthias Verreth
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBelgium
Age28
Date of birth2 Feb 1998
BirthplaceMorkhoven
Height181 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubBari
Defensive midfielder
27
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
1975
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bari.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B272219757.02
Coppa Italia100437.2

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Verreth is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Bari, rated 41.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 266th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Verreth.

Judged on this season alone, Verreth graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.643 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 41st of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B. At 28 Verreth is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2022/235 clubs
Current potential41st of 56 defensive midfielders · Serie BCurrent season29th of 56 defensive midfielders · Serie B29th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie B266th in the Serie B · potential41st-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie B
41.7
Ratingi
41st of 56 defensive midfielders
26.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.64
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bari finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.64
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
23
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.7, Verreth carries the 41st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie B of 56, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Bari finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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